Llys Helig

[DanTribe]

It looks like there is progress on salvage of this Burnham landmark.
NtM is giving a warning regarding positioning a dry dock barge to take her away.
Good news if sucessful.

 

[Koeketiene]

Been following her story: Llys Helig - 1922 Gentleman’s Yacht

 

[penfold]

Likely to end up as Trigger's broom once steel replacement starts, the owner better have deep pockets.

 

[AntarcticPilot]

Likely to end up as Trigger's broom once steel replacement starts, the owner better have deep pockets.

Or maybe the ship of Theseus?

 

[penfold]

Theseus' broom then.

 

[Koeketiene]

Seems she's 'sailing' tomorrow (Fri 20/01)

LLYS HELIG UPDATES
So, finally, things are coming together for the Llys Helig to depart from Burnham-on-Crouch after about 30 years. The BISON dry dock, which looks like a giant floating box 100ft long, is now moored in position just a little out in the river.
We are going to make the first try to get Llys Helig into the dry dock tomorrow morning (Friday) at 09.00. The dock gets sunk, Llys Helig should float in easily on the high tide, and then settle onto the cradle built inside. Once she is secure, we pump out the dry dock, and then on a high tide we are off to Rochford. Watch this space and Llys Helig on twitter for updates.

 

[AntarcticPilot]

Theseus' broom then.

There's always Slocum: "Now, it is a law in Lloyd’s that the Jane repaired all out of the old until she is entirely new is still the Jane. The Spray changed her being so gradually that it was hard to say at what point the old died or the new took birth, and it was no matter. "

 

[DanTribe]

As I understand it there's going to be an attempt today (Friday). The tides are getting better until Tuesday so there's a fair window of opportunity.
Can any locals give eye witness report?

 

[steve62]

She's on the barge ready to move tomorrow

 

[DanTribe]

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She's on the barge ready to move tomorrow

Excellent! You can appreciate her lines much better now.
I wish them all the best. I have to admit thinking that she was a goner!

 

[tillergirl]

She already looks so much better with a lot of that top hamper removed.

 

[Koeketiene]

Excellent! You can appreciate her lines much better now.
I wish them all the best. I have to admit thinking that she was a goner!

So do/did I.
I like the 'Trigger's broom' analogy mentioned above.

 

[Koeketiene]

From their FB page

Saturday 21January - DEPARTING BURNHAM!
We are getting ready to leave Burnham on Crouch for the first time in 30 years.
Llys Helig is securely in her dry dock “Bison“ and our two workboat tugs Assassin and Liberator from Mike’s Boatyard in Leigh-on-Sea are here ready to go.
At high tide this morning we’ll do final checks and then set off - just to the other side of the river for now, we’ll be at Boats.co.uk Essex Marina in Wallasey for a day or two, and then off to Rochford Monday or Tuesday.
Come and see us off if you are around, we”ll put some times up shortly

 

[Koeketiene]

 

[Kukri]

Pretty hull.

I was one of those who volunteered to slap some paint on; I’d say that there may be more usable original structure in Lys Helig than there was in Tally Ho!

Slocum applies in both cases.

A detail - I did notice that she has her original Reid’s of Paisley windlass and that is certainly restorable.

http://www.stonemarine.co.uk/downloads/pdfs/thomasreidbrochure.pdf

 

[AntarcticPilot]

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I'm impressed that she was floated on her own bottom onto the barge.

 

[RivalRedwing]

I'm impressed that she was floated on her own bottom onto the barge.

and no sign of a battery of pumps keeping her dry either

 

[RivalRedwing]

Marine Traffic indicates she is underway (or at least the tugs are ;-))

 

[DanTribe]

I wish them bon voyage. She appears to be near Branklet now.
I had intended to go and see them off but laziness got in the way.

 

[penfold]

So there are now only 5 derelict barges on the seafront rather than 6.