HSPMS In-Person Meetings Restart

Posted on March 20, 2022 by catopower

There’s good news for the Hyde Street Pier Model Shipwrights. With things opening up again in San Francisco, we’re going to start our in-person meetings again!

The bad news is that the gangway on the Eureka has been pulled due to tidal conditions, plus it will be relocated for repair later this year, so we won’t be meeting aboard the Eureka any time soon. Instead we will be meeting at the Bathhouse building, otherwise known as the Maritime Museum building, with our first meeting scheduled for Saturday, March 26th.

Meeting from 2018

The building doesn’t officially open until 10am, but there will be someone to let us in early. Our Commodore, Paul Reck, says we’ll meet up in front of the building between 9am and 9:30am, and we’ll call someone to let us in.

This will be the first in-person meeting we’ve had in over a year. Hopefully, people will bring projects to share and discuss. We’re also hoping that some new people will come to inject some new ship modeling interest into our group.

Please post a comment if you are interested in finding out more about the group or about attending our meeting!

HSPMS Meeting Saturday

Posted on February 13, 2019 by catopower

It’s that time again! The Hyde Street Pier Model Shipwrights are scheduled to meet on Saturday, February 16th at 9:30am aboard the ferry boat Eureka.

The pier is looking happier now, with the Balclutha back home. But, of course. there’s always the possibility that government will shut down again. That happened once this year and that affected our last meeting. So, check the news before heading over to the pier on Saturday morning. If there’s no shutdown, the meeting is on.

Hyde Street Pier Model Shipwrights Meeting

9:30am

Model Shop aboard the Ferry Boat Eureka

Guests are always welcome! Members, remember to pay dues, $20, to Paul Reck this month.

October Meeting Postponed One Week

Posted on October 21, 2017 by catopower

Today was supposed to be the regularly scheduled meeting of the Hyde Street Pier Model Shipwrights. However, due to injuries and other issues among several members, we decided it best to postpone the meeting for one week. That puts the October meeting on Saturday, October 28th, at our usual 9:30am time.

Member of the Hyde Street Pier Model Shipwrights were emailed the announcement yesterday. Hopefully, they checked their email and didn’t waste a trip.

So, next week, we’ll check in on Paul Reck’s progress on his scratch built model of the 1776 American gunboat Philadelphia based on plans from the Smithsonian. We’ll also be discussing plans for a proposed holiday party, which is something of a replacement for our annual barbecue, which didn’t pan out this year.

Hope to see you there!

No September Meeting

Posted on September 13, 2016 by catopower

The model club’s annual barbecue is happening late this year, and will be taking place in lieu of the regular September ship model meeting on Saturday, September 17th.

So, there will be no regular meeting that day, and the ship model shop on board the Eureka will be closed. Members who haven’t done so, should make sure to contact Paul Reck about attending the barbecue, which will be at 1pm at his house.

First Meeting of 2016

Posted on January 13, 2016 by catopower

This Saturday is the first meeting of the Hyde Street Pier Model Shipwrights for 2016.

Some of the topics we’ll likely be discussing:

Safety Training
Shop Library Status
Model Requests from the Park Service
Dues collection ($24 due this meeting!)

And, of course, we have our regular ongoing meeting topics and Show and Tell. So, please make sure to bring something to show and discuss. Keep working on those ship models!

See you Saturday at 9:30am aboard the Eureka. Guests are always welcome.

HSPMS Meeting this Saturday, November 21 on the Eureka

Posted on November 18, 2015 by catopower

It’s time again for the next meeting of the Hyde Street Pier Model Shipwrights. This should be a good meeting as it’s the first meeting following this year’s NRG conference and last week’s club outing aboard the USS Potomac.

The meeting also follows a workday that took place a couple weeks ago where a number of club members met to clean up our workshop and set up a new bookshelf.

As always, guests are welcome. We meet at 9:30am on the third Saturday of every month outside our workshop aboard the ferryboat Eureka at Hyde Street Pier. Going aboard the ships at the pier usually requires that you purchase a pass. However, if you are coming just for the meeting, just head right on aboard the Eureka. If anyone asks, just let them know you’re heading for the ship model meeting.

Hope to see you there!

July Meeting

Posted on July 13, 2015 by catopower

The next meeting of the Hyde Street Pier Model Shipwrights is this coming Saturday, June 18th. We’ll be meeting as usual aboard the ferryboat Eureka at 9:30am.

Club topics that will be discussed will include our Annual Barbecue, which is taking place on Saturday, August 15th in lieu of our regular August meeting. Also, we’ll be trying to get a final count and to nail down a specific date for our upcoming club cruise on board the former Presidential Yacht, U.S.S. Potomac. The plan is to get a group of 20 signed up for a 2 hour cruise on either August 8th or September 12th. Members need to chime in so we can get this nailed down!

The Potomac is moored near Jack London Square in Oakland, CA. More info on the ship can be found at: usspotomac.org.