A "Greenwich prow" raising in Gabarus, Cape Breton

Above left: ready for an early start, as the sun comes up over the lake.
Above right: setting up the second bay.

Above left: flying in the truss for the second bent.
Above right: assembling the dormers in peace and quiet, after the crane has finished its job.

Want to see real close? The picture at right is a "zoomer". Click on it (if you have a high-speed connection), and a new window will open with the picture. In some browsers, you may need to click on the picture again, or on an enlarge-picture icon that appears on the bottom right-hand corner. Once in the high-res version, you can zoom around using your scrollbars.

In the zoomer you can see:

• top center - principal truss flying in
• left center - principal purlins, ready for truss, temporarily supported by 2x4 "dead men"
• right center - view of dormer in completed bay
• right bottom - Forrest and Jody scrambling up to help install the truss, after rigging and sending it up with the crane.

Above: So you were wondering "What's a prow?" It's the bump-out part in the vaulted greatroom that projects forward with two walls coming together at an odd angle. It's a bit of a variation on the Greenwich theme.

Above: our gracious hosts.