Restoration work on Alder continued …

 

Work undertaken so far on Alder has included the cleaning, patching and repainting of the hull with 5 coats of blacking. The propeller was cracked so was removed and repaired, at the same time the stern tube was checked and re-greased and a new stern tube collar was made. The engine has been serviced and had new filters and a number of oil changes. The last major job done before the winter set in was to rub down and repaint the roof of the cabin.

 

Jobs to get done this year (2009) include rubbing down and repainting the cabin, sign writing and lining the cabin and fitting new portholes to the living cabin. The hold needs a cover designing and making. The hold and cabin need floors fitting and we have a bottle stove to be installed in the cabin.

An artist’s impression of how Alder may soon look.