ST-433 the last of her line is now being restored by a group of enthusiasts,click on 'Home' on the blog above this one to enter the web site dedicated to the boat.
Over the years I have done a a good share of yacht and boat survey work,often as a back up for other surveors with less technical marine work experiance,especially when plys and woods are concerned,was the boat built with exterior grade or marine plys is a good example?
The pictures show a local use Sea Plane service tender,it probably dates back to 1943,built in Britain but shipped out here to service the flying boats using the waters near Saldahna,West Coast and just over sixty miles north of Cape Town.In this case the question being asked,was 'could the boat be restored and returned back to light passenger service in Cape Towns V&A Waterfront? the reply was positive but when the costs were known,the idea was given up,the boat still exists I am told.
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