Schooner Zodiac when she was owned by the Johnson Family

Zodiac Reconstruction Gallery

In the mid 70s, the Vessel Zodiac Corporation was formed to operate and maintain the schooner, whose maiden name was promptly restored to Zodiac. Drawing on an experienced crew of sailors and shipwrights, the ship was restored to her former beauty and sailing strength. Many of the volunteers who helped in the restoration are also pictured in our Faces of Zodiac gallery.

In 1982 she earned a spot on the National Register of Historic Places. She continues to work the waters of Puget Sound, San Juan and Gulf Islands to this day.

Click on any of the thumbnails for a larger view. Also see our Zodiac History Gallery

  • Schooner Zodiac
  • Caprail with 7 coats of varnish
  • Capt. Tim Mehrer at work
    Capt. Tim Mehrer at work
  • Stern in drydock
  • fastening new planks
  • focastle renovation
  • Floor beams replaced during focsle renovation
  • Volunteers repainting the hull in yearly drydock refit
  • Fasteners used to hold planking to frames
  • Ships saw in use
  • In the spar shed with her new bowsprit
  • Replacing the ballast in main salon
  • Port side forward renovation in progress
  • Replacing all the forward frames
  • Transom view on blocks in drydock
  • New decking being laid down
  • New deck bow restoration
  • Polished ships bell
  • Carving on new charthouse
  • New frames up forward
  • Etched glass windows on rennovated charthouse
  • Filling bilge with cement after the bow restoration project
  • In drydock sanding and prepping her hull
  • Closeup of new frames
  • Clean and sanded propeller