On her
berth
On her
berth
Lots to do!
Raising
steam for the first time in 25 years 
Rust in
the condenser!
Near
disaster as a piece of timber gets jammed between
the hull and the dock making a hole nearly sinking her.
She was pumped out by the local Fire Brigade and a patch was welded over.
The late Ken Humphrey, a tower of strength on the restoration team.
Ron Toby (sparky)
Charles Cave Painter in Chief
Under way for the first time in 25 years (attended by Bluebird of Chelsea)
A new mast thanks to BT
Old mast out
Repairs to the mast step
High in the water as anchor and chain ashore for inspection.
Hard work getting anchor back on board with no steam!
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