If you get to Oostende voor Anker

[sailorman]

Dont miss out on a tour of this , she has amazing machinery & the owner`s know every bolt in her.
He is a remarkable chap, 2 yrs ago Mel & i spent 2 hrs aboard her & entertained by the owner in his state room
Steam power & an 8 cylinder Gardener can both ( either or ) be engaged to drive the prop

 

[DanTribe]

What a marvellous thing.
I can't understand why I haven't heard of her before. Love the concept of recycling parts.

 

[sailorman]

What a marvellous thing.
I can't understand why I haven't heard of her before. Love the concept of recycling parts.

The owner has rammed her full of British engineering. Her main engine made in Lowsetoft & a generator by Revell of Ipswich
The boiler was made in Germany





Clickey clickey - rebuilt Gardener to original spec
clicky clicky
the owner on the whistle

after our visit she came over th St Katts for her naming ceremony by a big wig from Lloyds
The hull was designed to accommodate her machinery within length constraints & she had an anemometer from The Ark Royal

 

[sailorman]

Oostende voor Anker programme 2017
https://issuu.com/oostendevooranker/docs/ova2017_brochure

 

[sailorman]

What a marvellous thing.
I can't understand why I haven't heard of her before. Love the concept of recycling parts.

The owner mzde his money renting out ships boilers to power steam pile drivers well thst what he told us

 

[sailorman]

What a marvellous thing.
I can't understand why I haven't heard of her before. Love the concept of recycling parts.

The stesm engine nade in lowestoft to aspec and a generstor by revell of upswich. design