
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.
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This link takes you to the SHF donation facility.
Please write “John Oxley” + project in the box provided.
Donations are tax deductible.