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- The various parts of Nellie's steam boiler and engine are coming together in the hull. One of the most important parts of the installation was the tea maker. This is a mug sized coil fed with steam from the boiler which could boil the water in a mug in 7 seconds.Work on the Groat dinghy […]
- A new boat has joined the Orkney historic fleet at the Old Herring Factory. This is Pearl II (we already have a Pearl so this is number two). Pearl II arrived a few days ago from Shapinsay.Pearl II is in good condition and really just requires cleaning up. The sail is in need of some […]
- We were given a 50 year old compressor which was not in a particularly good state of repair. While the unit did produce compressed air it needed a fair amount of refurbishment. We do not have a requirement for a medium sized compressor, as we never use them, so we think that this one will […]
- A new latch lever has been made for the large bandsaw to replace one that was missing. This means we can now properly latch the motor compartment.A new blade was fitted to our smaller bandsaw.Outside the WW2 lifeboat AKL has collected some rain water, we will pump this our next week.