A full profile of the vessel slicing through the Warren River during her original sea trials.

A clean view of the helm seat and the original engine hatches, where the heart of the boat lived.

At Camp Topridge, looking pristine as she prepares to get underway and collect guests.

The bittersweet sight of her sitting in the woods, waiting for someone to see her potential on the day we found her.

Scraping back the years to reveal the old light blue paint from her service days as a New York State Trooper boat.

The first major step—removing every bit of rotted wood from the toe-rail and gunwale to reach the "bones" of the ship.

Bending the new gunwale into place entirely by hand—exactly the way she was first built.

The slow, steady work of installing the new toe-rail and gunwale. In a world of power tools, this is a labor of love.