The various parts of Nellie's steam boiler and engine are coming together in the hull. One of the most important parts of the installation was the tea maker. This is a mug sized coil fed with steam from the boiler which could boil the water in a mug in 7 seconds.
A new boat has joined the Orkney historic fleet at the Old Herring Factory. This is Pearl II (we already have a Pearl so this is number two). Pearl II arrived a few days ago from Shapinsay.
Pearl II arrived with a collection of boat building tools.
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| Stern tube boring cutters & saw |
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| Tool box with lots of clamps & other tools |
Elsewhere work continues on rebuilding Nellie's engine & boiler.
We were given a 50 year old compressor which was not in a particularly good state of repair. While the unit did produce compressed air it needed a fair amount of refurbishment. We do not have a requirement for a medium sized compressor, as we never use them, so we think that this one will be getting recycled.
A new latch lever has been made for the large bandsaw to replace one that was missing. This means we can now properly latch the motor compartment.
Outside the WW2 lifeboat AKL has collected some rain water, we will pump this our next week.
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We have a new blade for the large bandsaw and are thinking about what we can do with the top & bottom guide assemblies. The problem is that the saw was built to imperial measurements in the 1950/60s and contemporary replacement components are all metric or very expensive.
Still cold, windy and a little flurry of snow today. The large bandsaw is getting put back together. Today the contactor was replaced with new wiring and tested. The motor runs up fine and the brake system works well. We now need to replace the cutting blade.
