I see Emerald now has her own website. (My last post about it here)
Dave Pokhan last week reported on the restoration:
Over the winter, our volunteer welder Malcolm White successfully removed the around 30ft of damaged cabin from the hull in preparation for rebuilding a new cabin section in it’s place.
However, once the cabin was removed, it was found that the hull itself had severely buckled due to the intensity of heat plus the cold fire hoses being played on the side to extinguish the blaze. This is going to have to be straightened before a cabin can be built on top.
However, Malcolm’s now landed a long-term full time contract on which he has been working 7 days a week. This commitment meant he had to drop out of our project. We have now had to shell out £3,200 (from only £5,000 raised) in labour costs to a boatbuilder in order to get the project completed.
In addition, we’ve been told the hard-standing at Caggy’s Yard on which Emerald rests is due to be cleared in September in order for the council to start work on the Tipton Level Crossing ‘by-pass’.
So we now have additional time pressure to get things completed. However, we have a lot of commitment from the volunteers and from businesses, and we are determined to get the job done.
Acknowledgements:
The Emerald Appeal Volunteers are extremely grateful for the kind support and generous donations of goods and services received from the following companies:
Boatyard Facilities provided by Caggy’s Boatyard, Owen St, Tipton, West Midlands DY4 8EZ. Tel: 07710343773
Mobile Crane provided by G. Cox of Oldbury, 146, Dudley Rd East, Oldbury, West Midlands B69 3EB. Tel: 0121 552 4413
Sheet Steel and Angle Section provided by Corus Steel Park, Wombourne and Wednesfield. www.corus.com
Transport provided by Allens Transport Ltd, Unit 4, Old Wharf Road, Amblecote, Stourbridge, West Midlands, DY8 4LR. Tel: 01384-370721
Cable and Wiring Accessories provided by Lovato (UK) Ltd, Millrace Lane, Stourbridge, West Midlands DY8 1JN. Tel: 01384-443377 www.lovato.co.uk
Windows and Portholes provided by Channelglaze Ltd, 21a Rushey Lane, Tyseley, Birmingham, B11 2BL. Tel: 0121-706-5777 www.channelglaze.com
Paint provided by International Paint Ltd. www.yachtpaint.com
Sprayfoam provided by Websters Insulation Limited, Crow Tree Farm, Thorne Levels, Doncaster, DN8 5TF. Tel:01405 812682 www.webstersinsulation.com
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