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 –

Additional funds needed to install tubes,

build smokeboxes and uptakes

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Funnels – New inner and outer funnels needed ($75K)

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Anchor Deck – Sponsored ($20K) so far and 50% complete

Another $20K needed

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Officers and Pilots Mess – Sponsored ($30K) and well underway

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Foremast – Require $30K to replace mast foot, gritblast, paint and provide

new wire rope rig

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Gen set #2 – $30K (Gen set #1 is donated, installed and operational)

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

required – sponsorship sought ($10K)

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Anchoring – Repairs to windlass + 2 new anchors (750 kg. ea.)

+ 357 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.