Rainbow construction and demise

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=105 BGCOLOR="#66CCCC" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="07500690ezvthe.gif"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#CCFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><B>JBoats</B></FONT><B>   |  </B><B> </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="JBoats"><U><B>home</B></U></A></div> <div>                                                   </div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=200 BGCOLOR="#66CCCC" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="076c8212ezvthe.gif"> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" height=375 BGCOLOR="#66CCCC" TEXT="#080000"> <div> Rainbow construction and demise</div> <bR> <div> Rainbow was built at the Herreshoffs Facility in Bristol, RI </div> <div> (Visit the Herreshoff Marine Museum)</div> <bR> <div> She was constructed with bronze plates riveted together below the water line and steel plate above the water line</div> <bR> <div> On a regular basis the boat was taken into drydock and it was the seaman's duty to polish the bronze hull with brushes and brass polish </div> <bR> <div> Rainbow and most of the JBoats were salvaged for their valuable metals which were utilized in the WW II mobilization</div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>