As she was when she first dry-docked, in Jan 2004
Jan 2004
Starting to open the hull
Opening up the first parts of the hull
Opening up the water line.
The rear section
The aft area and rudder mechanism before being almost completely rebuilt.
The windlass completely dismantled
Building the front water tanks
The windlass
The aft section was completely dismantled
Water line stringer replaced
Fore peak
Front tanks
fore peak
view from the front
Part of the new diesel tanks
New bilge piping passing through the tanks
Front water tanks
The 2 diesel tanks were rebuilt and extended into the old boiler room area and a new state room built above them.
All walls were insulated with fireproof rockwool
Most of the front underwater and fore peak areas were completely renewed.
The aft section dismantled with rudder chains hanging
From inside the after peak
New piping
The front accommodations in complete disarray
The front sitting room demolished. Most of the panels were removed, preserved and returned to their positions after the repairs.
Old Diesel tank doors
Front accommodation area
The chain area almost completed
Weldings being tested
View from the front
Aft area
Left aft area (still being cut)
Left side
Front accommodations paneling
Front accommodations
Front accommodations above chain locker
The new Deutz 105 kva generator
The new main switchboard
Aft section platework
Rudder section platework
Front accommodations bulkhead
Dining room floor replaced
Cut into the engine room bulkhead (was completely replaced)
Chaos rules..
Main deck floor being renewed in the dinning room.
New anchor chain pipes and upper deck
Dinning room floor completed
Work progressing on rudder area
Work progressing on front area
Front area almost completed
Most of the plating in the aft area was renewed.
New front bulkhead
The original shafts - with the original Lloyds stamp (11/2/1902)
Renewed Lignum vitae (wood) bearings
The tails shafts being inserted
The propellers being fitted
The rudder being fitted
The left chain locker (still need a floor)
Fore peak area
Windlass deck
Diesel tank tops (front part) being replaced
Between the water tanks
The left front water tank completed
The right front water tank completed
The rudder fulcrum mechanism
Main engine pistons
Work in the aft area
The main engines being overhauled
The main engines being overhauled - bearing fitted
Front sitting room area
The rudder mechanism (original)
Propellers after fitting
Aft section completed
Preparing for launching
The aft upper deck was completely refurbished
The aft upper deck
The aft upper deck dismantled
The aft upper deck - starting to build teak deck foundation
Aft upper deck - foundation laid for the new teak deck
Aft upper deck - teak deck being laid
The aft mast base renewed and mast repaired
Hull work completed. Ready to leave dry-dock after 17 months. The rest of the work to be done at sea.
Almost ready to be launched - hull painted
New aft teak deck completed - not grinded yet though
Front area with windlass completed
Day before launch
On the day of the launch - in the water again
in the water again
in the water again - still dirty though
Railing restored before refitting the wood pannels
Work in the new main bedroom - where boilers used to be
Rudder being alligned
Aft deck (over rudder) foundation
Work in front right state room
Upper deck dismantled so that new teak deck can be laid
Front teak deck - tried to repair it but ended up completely renewing it
Upper deck foundations
Aft teak deck - over rudder
Front deck removed
Front deck - start of foundation work
The original front teak deck was completely renewed.
Aft deck - teak being laid
Front deck - foundation work
Aft teak deck completed - not grinded yet
Front deck - teak being laid
Bath room marbles
The diesel launch and Riva speedboat before repair and refit
The aft deck with the original teak side pannels
The aft deck grinded
Work in progress in the new main bedroom
The windlass painted and shined
