casting the keel

Cast iron baths over the wood fire
roaring fire
mark lowers the pipe
watching lead melt
alchemists at work
lead pouring into steaming mold
the mold full to its marks
ripples in the lead
liquid lead pours freely into the mold
towing the ballast keel with trusty David Brown
now giving it a shove for the last few feet
Barnaby drilling for the keel bolts