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STEADFAST is Launched after 23 months of Rebuild, Refit & Hard Labor @yachtingsteadfast
20 June 2026 · 2 min · 110 views · Maryland waters, en route to St. Michael's, Maryland
STEADFAST sails toward sunset, bow cutting calm waters
What this video covers
A 1934 Wheeler's Shipyard–built wooden vessel, Steadfast, returns to the water on June 17th after 23 months of rebuild and refit work carried out in Cambridge, Maryland.▶ 0:46 The boat's Detroit 471 diesel runs on the first underway passage in two years, bound for the Antique Wooden Boat Show in St. Michael's, Maryland.▶ 0:22 All electronics are back online, and the original helm and helm wheel remain in service.▶ 0:37 The most notable physical improvement is a new custom anchor roller system fabricated from a single sheet of bronze, now formed into two channels to carry a primary and secondary anchor simultaneously.▶ 1:46 The 65-foot rig is back in place.▶ 2:19 Steven Uhthoff describes the scope of the refit as difficult to summarize, noting the vessel is 92 years old.▶ 1:20 The launch marks the crew's return to active sailing after the full two-year yard period.▶ 2:20
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