Today I boarded the Maritime Museum of San Diego’s world-famous Star of India. The lady in the ticket booth informed me that the deck replacement began about a week or so ago!
You might remember I blogged about the Star of India’s deck replacement effort here. Click the link to check out that post, and you can see how the poop deck appeared before work began.
A nice docent allowed me to walk up the steps almost to the poop deck so I could get a good photograph. As you can see, the first section of the deck has been removed. I also noted that the saloon underneath has been carefully converted into a work area.
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I wonder what they are doing with the old deck wood. I would love to get my hands on some of that lumber.
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That’s an excellent question! I believe the last re-decking was 20 years ago…
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I was visiting from Phoenix this past June and I asked one of the workers what they do with the old lumber. Sadly he told me they just toss it in the trash. He cut me off a nice chunk to take home with me, you should have seen the TSA when they saw it in my carry on. I bet they could have sold chunks of it in the gift shop as a unique souvenir.
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How funny! That’s a good idea about selling chunks in the gift shop–one could own a piece of history! Next time I walk by the Maritime Museum, I’ll mention your idea.
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