A shipyard worker hammers "oakum" between the wooden boards in the hull of Schooner Highlander Sea.

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The Highlander Sea is being repaired at the Gloucester Marine Railway. She's a 154 foot wooden-hulled schooner, built in Essex, MA in 1924. John Hinckley hammers in new caulking with traditional tools.

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Size: 4288px × 2848px
Location: Gloucester, Massachusetts, USA
Photo credit: © Paul Mozell / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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