History of the Sand Man:
The boat has been largely restored in recent years, with most of the work done between 1999 and 2005. The original wood planking, decks, and cabins, which had significantly deteriorated, have been mostly replaced with new wood. However, the restoration has been accomplished to replicate the look and function of the boat’s original structures. Much of the original equipment – from the beautiful wheel in the pilot house to the large towing winch on the stern – have been saved and preserved.
| Pictures of the restoration process: | |
| Installing cleat block |  |
 | Bob Powell, engine installation |
| Engine installation |  |
 | Paul Deranleau |
| Engine installation |  |
 | Old engine being removed by travel lift |
| Sand Man at Swantown, nearly ready for launch |  |
 | Framing started for pilot house |
| Removing old pilot house |  |
 | Painting inside of hull |
| New Stem post |  |
 | Building Pilot house |
| Prop cleaning |  |
 | Prop testing |
| Kyle Painting |  |
 | Hull work in Port Townsend |
| Engine with new Heat Exhanger |  |
 | crew filling seams in planking |
| Windlass |  |
 | Old pilot house |
| Old pilot house |  |
 | Benna Tyler - Port Townsend Shipwrights Coop |
| Planking being removed |  |
 | Planking being removed |
| New planking installed |  |
 | Benna Tyler - Port Townsend Shipwrights Coop |
| Joel Rett, Gary Engrbrecht, Craig Kinnaman, & Don Taylor |  |
 | New forward fuel tanks |
| Rebuilt engine installed |  |
 | Installing anchor windlass |
| Old pilot house removed |  |
 | Rudder and prop prior to repairs |
| Installing engine supports |  |
 | Installing forward fuel tanks |
| Installing forward fuel tanks |  |
 | Rusty Lance - from Countyline diesel repair |
| David Horsefall |  |
