Work is continuing on the ex-steam launch Nellie. A lot of time has been spent cleaning out the interior of Nellie which had suffered from years of coal dust, oil and salt water being ground into the bilge area. With the cleaning phase over, focus has shifted to painting. Much of the interior has now been painted and some of the deck level wood work has been stripped and re-varnished.
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Nellie interior
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Nellie spent much of her time while on the water moored to a buoy. This meant that she rocked or rolled in any waves that hit her from the side. A previous owner fitted a wheel on an axle to a bilge pump which meant that the rolling motion had the benefit of pumping the bilge out.
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Nellie bilge pump wheel
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