Tag Archives: restoration

Great IBTC student boat builder’s weblog

Posted on May 21, 2013 by Gavin Atkin

I very much like IBTC student Philip Lane’s weblog – it shows a real pride in what he’s learning to do and what the college does, and boy does he adore the boats he works on. And so he should. … Continue reading →

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‘Last Little Ship to leave Dunkirk’ Lady Cable

Posted on April 30, 2013 by Gavin Atkin

  Lady Cable shortly after WWII A Devon-based group, the Lady Cable Trust, is applying for Lottery funding to restore Lady Cable, the Dunkirk Little Ship believed to have been the last to rescue troops from the beaches. Built as a … Continue reading →

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Simon Papendick fixes up a Fox and Son motor launch

Posted on April 24, 2013 by Gavin Atkin

  Mobile boat restorer, repairman and sailing instructor Simon Papendick’s weblog shows him restoring a Fox & Son of Ipswich motor launch originally built around the 1960s. See the photos here. To see earlier posts relating to Simon’s projects, go … Continue reading →

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