• At work on the stem
• Part of stem - large image 140Kb
• Stemhead in its final form (homepage image was the rough start)
• Bow with stemhead attached
• Joint in the keel

State of work around 6-2-99 at Nemi

• General view of construction in front of the museum
• looking along the keel towards the bow - 6th Feb 1999
• the end of the keel at the bow
• shot of the bow looking towards Lake Nemi
• looking towards the museum
  
• closeup of the keel
• looking along the keel This shows the toothed joint ready for joining on the next section of the keel.

Official ceremony celebrating the completion of first phase of construction 18-2-99

• View of crowd looking from museum towards Genzano
• finishing touches to joining stem to keel
• Master craftsman Di Donato adjusting bow structure
• attaching the name to the bow
• closeup of bow and keel joined together
• piece of timber partially dressed using adzes

General views of the lake

• The museum and surroundings
• similar to above but taken from Nemi village
• view of Lake Nemi looking towards Genzano (180K)This will probably fill your computer screen!

Phase II - Various shots of assembly of entire keel - June 2001

• Work begins
• Preparing for the lift
• Bated breath
• More heart failure
• 2nd crane comes into play
• Bringing the two parts together
• Halfway point
• Just about
• Almost there
• Sorting out problems aloft
• Shoring the keel
• Final touches
• Work finished - complete keel

Conference June 2002 - selected texts