Seaplane Tender 437 needs a new home
Discussion
Quoted from a Facebook post today - any PHers able to assist?
'Homeless… Exactly eight years after starting this restoration project, the hull of ST437 – Dame Vera Lynn – is all but complete. And she is looking great!
To coincide with this landmark, my landlord has decided to sell the farm on which we live and where Vera is being restored. This presents a significant problem: I have to get Vera off the property by November 19th. That gives me about eight weeks to find a new ‘home’ for Vera where I can continue the next phase of the restoration.
Please, please, please rack your brains and see if you can think of any individual or organisation who may have a barn, workshop or similar space in the Bucks/Oxfordshire border areas that is large enough to house a 42’ x 12’ boat, along with space to work. My need is desperate and the cause is very worthy.
If I don’t find somewhere to move her to, the future of ST 437 is looking extremely dicey.
The landmark moment of finishing the hull was supposed to be a time of celebration; instead, this important restoration of one of the last remaining British Powerboat Company’s Mk1 Seaplane Tenders is teetering on the brink.
Please help. Any ideas gratefully received.'
https://www.st437.org/
'Homeless… Exactly eight years after starting this restoration project, the hull of ST437 – Dame Vera Lynn – is all but complete. And she is looking great!
To coincide with this landmark, my landlord has decided to sell the farm on which we live and where Vera is being restored. This presents a significant problem: I have to get Vera off the property by November 19th. That gives me about eight weeks to find a new ‘home’ for Vera where I can continue the next phase of the restoration.
Please, please, please rack your brains and see if you can think of any individual or organisation who may have a barn, workshop or similar space in the Bucks/Oxfordshire border areas that is large enough to house a 42’ x 12’ boat, along with space to work. My need is desperate and the cause is very worthy.
If I don’t find somewhere to move her to, the future of ST 437 is looking extremely dicey.
The landmark moment of finishing the hull was supposed to be a time of celebration; instead, this important restoration of one of the last remaining British Powerboat Company’s Mk1 Seaplane Tenders is teetering on the brink.
Please help. Any ideas gratefully received.'
https://www.st437.org/
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