Endeavour, Leigh's iconic Dunkirk Little Ship will not be back in town thanks to the corona-virus. The boat is currently in a shed at St Osyth where urgent repairs have been put on hold as the yard is in lock-down.
Endeavour in Isolation as Virus Halts Work
Endeavour, Leigh's iconic Dunkirk Little Ship will not be back in town thanks to the corona-virus. The boat is currently in a shed at St Osyth where urgent repairs have been put on hold as the yard is in lock-down.
March Maintenance Update
We wanted to share some more photos of the work being done on Endeavour at Brian Kennell Boatbuilders at St Osyth in order to have her ready to be re-launched next month.
We'd already decided to work leaks in the decking, then Brian discovered the rot behind the locker in the cabin, on around the stern post.
As you can see from the photos, there really has been a lot of work necessary to get Endeavour shipshape for the upcoming season, but she's starting to look back to her best!
We'll
then have her top sides caulked and painted, and she’ll be ready to
return to Leigh outside the Peter Boat around the end of April.
We'd already decided to work leaks in the decking, then Brian discovered the rot behind the locker in the cabin, on around the stern post.
As you can see from the photos, there really has been a lot of work necessary to get Endeavour shipshape for the upcoming season, but she's starting to look back to her best!
Brian reckons they’ll be done with the replacement work within
the next 2 weeks – it’s nice to see some deck and the transom
appearing! We’re planning another members' maintenance trip
during the last weekend of March to oil the mast and blocks and
antifoul her bottom with some ‘Tiger Red’.
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