The next NEMT Restoration Project to get underway is the Henry Frederick Swan Ex Tynemouth RNLI Lifeboat built 1917.
SERIOUS FUNDING REQUIRED FOR THIS IMPORTANT PROJECT.
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Forthcoming Events Include:
18th to 20th June – Seahouses Festival, music and cultural events with Rachel Douglas and Favourite in the harbour.
9th July- St Abbs, where we plan to have Rachel Douglas and Favourite on display in the harbour.
10th July – Eyemouth Herring Queen Festival – Rachel Douglas and Favourite again, this time following the Herring [...]
Favourite has been in Fred Crowell’s boat shed for attention to a few defects and is back in prime condition, being launched again on 10th May. She has had attention to hull caulking, a damaged deck beam, a little new decking and repairs to her stem. Before leaving the slip a full external repaint [...]
Joe Kewin is selling his Amble built coble.
The vessel is the Excelsior, currently moored at Maryport. She worked out of Beadnell and Craster during the 1990s when her identity was Lead Us BH87. Joe was impressed with the shape of the boat, she is 32 feet long and one of the narrower ones, like the [...]
Celebrations down at the river front as the Royal Diadem II is unveiled! A very proud day for all.
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The restored Kelvin P4 engine is back into Royal Diadem II.
Launch day is getting closer.
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Get the April 2010 issue of Old Glory magazine for a six page feature on the Rachel Douglas.
Loads of photos.
Shemaron is undergoing some attention to her undersides at Clydebank.
A range of work has been done over the last few months including minor re-caulking, some re-nailing, attention to rubbing strips etc. The opportunity has been taken to carry out a detailed professional survey and there were no shocks when the report was received, so she [...]
Rachel Douglas spent the start of the year in Fred Crowell’s boatshed undergoing a spruce-up.
She has been rubbed down and given a full external repaint. Whilst in Fred’s the opportunity was taken to make good a length of suspect rubbing strake, the inwyvers were replaced and a number of other minor repairs undertaken.
She is back [...]
The project has successfully managed to completely restore and conserve the Royal Diadem II Fishing Coble. This has been made possible by full funding from The National Heritage Lottery Fund and by thousands of hours of work from dedicated volunteers.
Extensive repairs necessitating vast amounts of timber replacement, incorporating all aspects of construction arrangements for which the [...]
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