Coral alongside the Ben Schoeman dry dock in Cape Town,at this stage I think she was round 98 years old,there is a lot of work to be done for sure.
The rudder is not the original,this one was fitted in England for the delivery trip to Germany,from where she was brought to Cape Town on the deck of a cargo ship.
SV Coral where she was off loaded from the deck of a ship next to the Ben Schoeman dry dock in Cape Towns main harbour,it was later moved to Stremple Marine in Tide Street,Lower Woodstock.
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When Stremple Marine of Tide Street,Woodstock here in Cape Town,
took on the commision to restore an eighty foot 1902 classic yacht,they took on a lot of work,probably more than either they or the boats owner realised at the time but thats the way of things in boat restoration.We as (commercial lumber cc) supplied the marine plywoods and teak to the decks,also the clear oregon pine to the mast and spars.The pictures show a later hull service when it was known that frames to keel parts were not as original.
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