Staff and volunteers from
Cotehele said farewell to
Joe Lawrence and wished him a happy retirement at the “Summer Hog Roast” on Friday 26th August. Leaving after 32 years at Cotehele Joe was presented with various gifts including a photo album of his time at Cotehele, he also cut the
Shamrock themed retirement cake. As a way of saying thanks for all the work he has put into
Shamrock, Shaune and his volunteers also presented Joe with a half model of
Shamrock mounted on elm recovered from her old covering boards during the current conservation.
Shamrock
Work on the wash
strake is continuing with two 32 ft. (9.75 meter) planks of European larch reduced to 1.75 inch (44 mm) x 7.5 inch (190 mm), which were steamed to shape, scarfed at the ends, clamped into place on each side capping rail and then through bolted. Two more to go!
In the boat shed the cargo hatch coaming ‘dog cleats’ have being cleaned and given a coat of galvanise paint after being recovered from the wood store.
The cargo hold access ladder has been checked and the three steal bracing rods replaced with stainless steel threaded bar, the previous ones suffering from severe corrosion.
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