Deciding On A Vessel To Restore
- Assessing your needs and aspirations
- Dreams to reality
- Building and finding the right team
- Project research
- Evaluation of the potential project
- Acquisition of the vessel
- What skills are required
- Types of Historic Vessels
- Historic Ships Registers and the politics of funding for ship preservation
Support & Finance
- Where/when to restore
- Developing a plan for Restoration/Conservation
- Budgeting and costs
- Sourcing Funding
- Project management
- Sourcing original or replica parts
- Could a replica vessel be the better option
- Marketing your project/public interest
- Case study HMS WARRIOR
Managing The Process
- “SOLAS” Requirements
- Location of vessel/Stability
- Legal requirements
- VAT/Charitable Status
- Condition survey on older vessels
- Reaching a decision on Conservation or Restoration
- Conservation of the vessel while work in progress
- Cast Study SCOT II
Preservation Or Restoration/Rebuild
- Will she be preserved or restored
- Reconstruction techniques
- Reconstruction-Riveted Ships/Boats
- Reconstruction-Wooden Ships/Boats
- Adaptation for different use
- Sails/Rig types
- Assessing the historical importance of the vessel
- Common ship/boatbuilding terms
- Cast Study SS GREAT BRITAIN
The Restoration Project
- History/Background
- Construction techniques
- Designers/old ships plans
- How much original to keep/compromise
- Health & Safety
- Re-designs what is required
- Who can help and where to find them
- Sub-Contracting/Tools/Machinery/required
- Case Study MEDWAY QUEEN