Still there is little news from the shipyard, especially concerning items being placed in the dock.
Since the ‘Unveiling of the Keel’ ceremony work has progressed on the first sections with more pieces being added daily. We are still waiting for the dock to become vacant before the section are lowered into place.
One good piece of news is that while work has been progressing we have been working on the installation of a webcam that will overlook the dock to allow everyone to watch the reconstruction of the Medway Queen from the comfort of their home. The webcam will be up and running very soon and will endeavour to give as much notice as to when the first piece will be lowered into the dock and viewable over the internet.
Alongside work on the hull work is still being carried out on the engine under a seperate contract. But the latest news from the yard is
“The HP and LP valve are now out! No damage and probably quite reusable. The means the cyllinder block is effectively “stripped”. A repair shedule can now be written, drawings prepared and then work costed etc. The emphasis logically is on the work that affects the work under the current contract, IE cylinder block.”
Tim Corthorn
Webmaster