Have you all hibernated for the winter? I wouldn’t blame you actually - rain, rain,
rain and cold, cold, cold. If this is global warming, please can we go back to
the old climate?
I have had a
couple of supportive comments about the blasting machine, but nothing in the
way of advice or information, except for the retailer who suggested a
straightforward 20 gallon blaster (i.e. without the vacuum facility). It will be quicker and use less abrasive, but
cleaning up the mess will be horrific. The lower deck stops where the ribs
begin and there is a gap down to the bilges (Photo 1341).
In its prime there
was a wall of tongue & groove planks from floor to ceiling covering the
ribs – and the gap. I am not sure we want the bilges to have even more crud
down there. I suppose it would be possible to stuff each gap as we progressed along, with something to
catch the debris. Whichever machine we
choose it is going to take time and effort. Is there anyone reading this who
would like to volunteer a few days labour to help preserve this historic
vessel?
There is a
deafening silence from my ‘contact’ at the National Archives. Perhaps he is
away on a research project. What a pity
Kew is such a long way from N Wales and you could say the same about the ship!!
David
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