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- With visitors expected this afternoon and an open day next week a bit of spring cleaning was order of the day.Laverne, which had been lying on her side to allow easier access to the underside was righted.The Yachting World Catamaran Venture has a damaged dagger board. We will splice in a new piece of wood […]
- For the past 5 years OHBS has had a small display of artefacts and information in the windows of an empty shop in Stromness. The shop is about to be leased out so OHBS has had to remove the display items from the shop.GoingGoingGone
- The 50 year old compressor we acquired is not worth keeping so we have dismantled it into manageable parts for recycling.Work continues on the exterior of Laverne which is now heeled over to make for easier access.
- 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 […]