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Closed 19/06/2020
Weʼve raised £300 to fund the historic tugboat M.T. Dockman
- Chatham Historic Dockyard
- Funded on Friday, 19th June 2020
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Story
Dockman is a historic tugboat, built in 1949 at Hessle on the River Humber. She remained in commercial service, until 2017, when I bought her, with the intention of refitting her and returning her to service. Last year, her hull was shotblasted, welded where necessary, and repainted, at a cost of £87 000, as the before and after photos show
. Unfortunately, work on her engine has gone seriously over budget, due to a firm of engineers failing to complete work on time and at the agreed price. A new engineer is due to commence work shortly, but a new generator is still needed, which will cost £2000 plus £300 for fitting. It is my intention to sail Dockman again, this year, but this will cost money which I no longer have.
In response to some comments on Facebook, my main interest is in Dockman herself, rather than in using her to make a profit. There are other vessels, which I could have bought, for far less than I spent on Dockman. If she can be used commercially, that is an advantage; boats belong at sea, not sitting idle except for weekends and holidays. However, I am equally happy to operate her as a preserved historic vessel.
Dockman is on the National Register of Historic Ships, registration number 3560.
Let's get her sailing again!
Updates
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- 4 years ago
Bill Edwards
4 years agoWork has now restarted, after the lockdown. So far, £300 has been raised, which will pay for a day's work, from Wolfe Marine Engineering. There are sixteen days left to go, so let's raise at least another £300, before the campaign ends.
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- 5 years ago
Bill Edwards
5 years agoThanks to Paul Wolfe, of Wolfe Marine Engineering, who has done an excellent week's work. Unfortunately, he was unable to fully rebuild the engine, as some parts are missing. These parts need to be replaced, so please dig deep!
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Supporters
15
Anonymous
May 23, 2020
Keeping it going
£20.00
Bryan Dillon
Apr 3, 2020
Little and often lets help Bill get this done.A great job so far, one saved for Maritime Heritage :-)Bryan
£10.00
Terry gunner
Mar 23, 2020
Hi Bill a small amount i know but every bit helps to get her afloat regards terry
£10.00
Alan Boakes
Mar 17, 2020
Good luck Bill
£5.00
joseph francis mc clory
Mar 17, 2020
good luck
£10.00
Anonymous
Mar 16, 2020
Might get a drop of oil Bill
Anonymous
Mar 15, 2020
Good luck Bill
£50.00
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Bill Edwards
Chatham Historic Dockyard
I have been a sailor all my life; I decided to become one when I was 8 years old, after a trip on a cross- Channel ferry. Now, at long last, I am Captain of my own vessel.