Tom Sherrin at Poole Quay.
Moored at her berth at Poole Quay.
Off Old Harry
Sailings off the famous cliffs near Poole.
Leaving Harbour
Departing Poole, with the chain ferry.
At her mooring
Tom Sherring moored to a buoy in the harbour.
Tom Sherrin at sea
Underway and making way!
Rendezvous at sea
Meeting of our vessels.
Tom & Purbeck
With former VS boat 'Purbeck'
Bournemouth Air Festival
Tom Sherrin doing her duty at BAF.
On Duty
On duty in the harbour.
Submariners
Acting as a submarine at BAF!
Arrival in Portsmouth
TS on arrival at Portsmouth for restoration.
Proud new owner
Richard Rees after purchasing Tom Sherrin.
MVS flagship
Richard with his MVS Poole banner.
Her new mooring
Tom Sherrin shortly after returning to Poole.
Two Poole icons
Tom Sherrin passing long-serving ferry, 'Barfleur'.
The fleet
Tom Sherrin, Acocet and former vessel Mavis.
MARPOL exercise
Taking part in an anti-pollution exercise.
See something interesting?
Trevor Ashworth and Nigel Barrow on TS.
Boathouse 4
Tom Sherrin's new home.
Lift off!
Tom Sherrin leaving the water.
Out of the water
Tom Sherrin being hoisted from the water.
Her new home
Boathouse No. 4, TS's new home.
About to begin
Work about to start.
Ready for work
TS waiting to be worked on.
The Wheelhouse
Work goes on around the wheelhouse.
Forehatch
Work goes on around the forehatch.
Light inside
Daylight in the engine room
Samson Post
Positioning the Samson Post.
Out with the old!
The wiring being removed.
Dorade Box
The newly completed Dorade box.
Propeller Shaft
The propeller shaft prior to removal.
Foredeck
The new foredeck takes shape.
Tom's Engine
The removed engine.
Taking Shape
Beams being fitted to the bow.
For Royal Inpsection
A good platform for HRH.
Publicity from afar
The new sign, viewed from the balcony.
Roof-top publicity
The new sign on the wheelhouse roof.
Worse before better!
The cockpit, before we put it all back in.
Happy workers
Keith and Simon giving us a wave.
New sheer planking
The new plank nearly finished.
Mechanical
Trevor with an angle grinder.
Working down under
Jacky scraping paint.
Scraping
More scraping!
Peter Painting
Peter the decorator!
Shipshape
Painting the forepeak.
Painting
Painting has commenced.
Is it solid?
Examing new timbers.
Taking a break
Nigel Rodgers taking a break!
Young workers
The IBTC students who worked on Isabel II.
Launch party
Peter, Pete & David at Isabel II launch party.
Launching Isabel II
The launch party
Fuel tanks
Jacky and the fuel tanks returning to Poole.
Happy workers!
Or so they seem.
See anything?
Peter Jenkins in the wheelhouse.
Lending a hand
Rachel and Sharron in the cockpit.
Engineers
Working on the engine.
More cleaning...!
Peter and David Castle cleaning the engine room.
Old wires!
Des removing the wiring.
Conversing
Alan and Jordan conversing.
Checking plans
Alan and Jordan checking the plans.
Selfie time!
Mike and Keith take a break.
Cleaning!
Peter cleaning out the engine room.
Out with the old
Richard and Alan de-storing.
In with the new
The new wheelhouse bulkheads.
Wheelhouse window frame
New wood scarfed in to wheelhouse window frame.
Painting at last!
Painting at last! The forepeak looking as it hasn't done for many a year!
