The restoration of Seawolf was one of the most extensive of any of the L-16s. As with the L-24, the full length keel batton was rotten and all five layers of the veneers down along the keel were bad.

With the keel off and the boat upside-down, we put on a layer of fiberglass cloth over the boat to make it airtight, covered it with plastic sheeting and used the boat as a mold to vacuum bag 3 layers of 1/8" veneer to the shape of the section to be replaced, one for each side. These new sections of hull were removed, the keel batton replaced, the bad part of the hull cut off and the new sections spliced on. Then the remaining two layers of veneer were applied, overlapping the splice.

To complete her restoration, Seawolf's deck and deck beams were replaced, we re-veneered the cuddy, and built new coamings, cockpit seats and sole. The cabin seats and sole were built new, as well as the traditional L-16 pipe berths so the owner could go cruising-camping with his son.

But Seawolf is also a racing boat. Our goal with her running rigging design was to make her appearance as original as possible, using as much bronze hardware as was practical and yet have all of the modern racing rigging to make her fast and easy to sail. The rig includes a traveller and an adjustable backstay with control lines coming underdeck to both sides of the cockpit. Control lines for the main cummingham, jib cummingham, spinnaker pole up and down, twings for the spinnaker, as well as gross and fine controls for the jib sheets were also installed for the crew. This was all accomplished while still keeping the cabin free of the typical spiderweb of lines so it could still be used for overnight trips. With a gleaming black Awlgrip paint job, Seawolf is a beautiful combination of traditional and new, and luxury and function.