Friday 16th September 2011 saw the tenth anniversary of the Gateshead Millenium Bridge. At 10.00am there was a parade of vessels under the bridge and NEMT starred with Rachel Douglas, Favourite and Sovereign.
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Returning from the Arbroath Sea Fest, NEMT took the opportunity to call in at St Abbs. It was Monday 15th August and this was the first visit of “Favourite” since she left the harbour five years ago. “Favourite” fished from St Abbs for the last 33 [...]
NEMT members had a sunny weekend at the Arbroath Sea Fest where they received a great welcome. The old fishing vessels “Rachel Douglas” and “Favourite” motored up to the event by way of Eyemouth and arrived just as the festival was getting into swing at noon on Saturday 13th August. The second day of the [...]
Fred Crowell proudly stands next to Sovereign on Monday 4th April, having just launched her after ten months and approximately 5000 hours of restoration work by him and the small team of volunteers he led. In spite of serious funding problems, the vessel is now structurally sound and working again. Seventy five years after building [...]
Our workshop is continually evolving and has recently been up graded with the addition of a 20inch Wadkin BSW Rip Saw suitable for the new stock of oak. The saw was purchased from VWM Ltd Machines Lancashire. This has been a considerable investment for the Trust and it was a pleasure to conduct the buisiness with [...]
We are very grateful to East Coast Fibre Glass Supplies for their enthusiasm and support shown towards the North East Maritime Trust. Visit their splendid web site www.ecfibreglasssupplies.co.uk Take a look at the “Articles” and the NEMT video!! Thanks to Gary and Nick.
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Stem removed with some planking It is great to report that tremendous enthusiasm is maintaining the schedule of the restoration of the Henry Frederick Swan.Progress has been very encouraging for 2011 thanks to all of the hard work from a dedicated team of volunteers. Such tasks as the removal of the drop [...]
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A freshly overhauled Gardner engine was fitted into Sovereign on 5th January 2011. The old engine was of the same type but, having been in the boat since 1955, it was in very poor condition. Fortunately the old gearbox was reuseable after stripping and adjustment. The overhauled assembly was carefully installed by Fred Crowell. The [...]
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An infestation of beetle grubs was found in the upper forward frames, decking and bow planking of Sovereign. Fred Crowell was able to remove the infected areas of timber and replace with new, a difficult task involving awkward scarfing of new timbers to old in very confined spaces. The forward area is now free of grub problems [...]
Repairs to the Sovereign have been given support by the National Historic Ships Committee who have awarded an emergency sustainability grant. This enabled Fred Crowell to start repairs to the seriously deteriorated hull. Once on Fred’s slip, it was found that the spikes holding the planking onto the frames were badly corroded. Some had rusted [...]
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