Restoration

Arrival at Portsmouth – December 2015

1 Arriving at Portsmouth December 2015

2 The Lift Out

3 The Lift Out

4 In good company

5 In position

Restoration under way – October 2016-February 2017

6 Decks removed for survey

7 Some temporary deck installed

8 Safety rails added. Engine hatch removed

9 Safety rail support

10 Easy access or a new M.O.B ladder

11 Daylight in the Engine Room at last

12 Forepeak exposed

13 Repositioning the Forward Samson Post

14 Cockpit and wheelhouse with decking removed. Note access ladder – it is a long way down!

15 Wheelhouse

16 Port side deck removed

17 Repairs to the Bows

18 Under the Wheelhouse deck, Port side

19 Cockpit Port side aft

19a A neat piece of work

20 New timbers under the cockpit deck

21 Removing the wiring

22 One of the new Dorade boxes

23 Inside view of the Dorade Box

23a Dorade Box – How it works

24 Pipework under the Starboard Fuel Tank

25 Starboard Fule Tank ready for removal

26 Propellor shaft before disconnection

27 ….and after

28 The Bows

29 The Bows

30 Preparing the foredeck

31 A neat scarf

32 Preparing for deck beams

33 Port side foredeck

34 Saveall exposed

35 Saveall before removal

36 Saveall – slightly damaged by a foot!

37 Engine removed. Port side

38 Engine removed. Starboard side

March – 2017

39 Deck supports taking shape in the bows

40 Aft bulkhead in the cockpit takes shape Starboard side

41 Aft bulkhead in the cockpit takes shape Port side

42 Martin cleaning the engine room

43 Engine Room looking a little cleaner

44 Save-all cut in half and ready for transport to Poole

45 Fuel Tanks ready for removal by College staff

46 Fuel tanks ready for removal

47 Space vacated by the Port fuel tank

48 Space vacated by the Starboard fuel tank

49 Progress at the Bows

50 New beams on the bows

51 Even more new Beams on the bows

52 Mast unstepped

53 Progress at the Stern

54 Counter deck taking shape (port side)

55 Counter deck

56 Temporary support for wheelhouse roof

57 Wheelhouse without the Portside bulkhead

33 Working on the engine

59 Looking much cleaner now

60 A great improvement

61 ……but still plenty to do!

April – 2017

62 Safety rails in place

63 The Bows from within

64 Showing how the sheer plank is cut to remove it

65 Sheer Plank removed – outside view

66 Sheer Plank removed – inside view

67 Sheer Plank off cuts

68 Richard removing the Insulation

69 Behind the Insulation

May 2017

70 Two happy workers

71 The new sheer plank nearly finished

72 Richard preparing fuel tanks for transport

73 Jacky and the fuel tanks ready for trip to Poole

74 Knee – starboard quarter

75 Port aft wheelhouse bulwark awaiting completion

76 Starboard sheer plank nearing completion

77 The Mast prepared for transport

78 The Tom Sherrin information banner

June 2017

79 Letter from I.B.T.C.

80 A very neat repair to Portside cockpit coaming

81 Work to be done

82 More work to be done

83 Will it never end?

84 Wheelhouse with windows and much of the Port side removed

85 Portside sheer plank under repair

86 Tom Sherrin in her new position

87 Tom Sherrin in her new position

July 2017

88 The Skeg

89 The Skeg drying out

90 Nigel relaxing

91 Painting started at last

92 Painting started at last in the forepeak

93 Painting has commenced

94 Where has the nameplate gone??

August 2017

95 The Engine having a well earned rest

96 Still scraping

97 Trevor hard at it with a mechanical sander

98 …..and more scraping

99 ………with protection against Trevor’s dust!

100 Skeg repair Port side

101 Skeg repair Starboard side

October 2017

102 Drying out is taking its toll

103 Some of the bits and pieces which have to go back in again!

104 Looking worse before it gets better – we hope.

105 The new publicity sign on the wheelhouse roof

106 The new publicity sign viewed from the balcony

February 2018

107 Tom Sherrin in her new position – port side

108 Tom Sherrin in her new position – starboard side

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