Sponsoring John Oxley

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Your donation will provide materials

and consumables that will greatly aid

this restoration.

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Current work

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Boiler Room – New boiler tubes

purchased with $66K donation –

Boiler tubes are now installed and boilers are being pressure tested.

Next task is to build smokeboxes and uptakes.

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Funnels – Outer funnel is built – Inner funnel is next.

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Anchor Deck – Sponsored ($20K) and deck complete, but awaiting margin

angles and spirket deck. Another $10K needed

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Officers and Pilots Mess – Sponsored ($30K) and almost complete

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Foremast – Require $20K to replace mast foot, gritblast, paint and provide

new wire rope rig

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Gen set #2 – is donated, installed and operational – Awaiting sponsorship

to couple electrically

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Steering – Nearing completion – 56 metres of 22 mm. steering chain

required – sponsorship sought ($12K)

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Anchoring – Repairs to windlass underway + 2 new anchors (740 kg. ea.)

+ 160 metres of 32 mm stud link chain needed

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Final outcome will be a fully functional steam-powered ship, with the machinery

that propelled most vessels during the early 1900s.

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Existing sponsor logos are displayed below – Ask to be included.