Arctic Rd dry-dock photo.

[jerrytug]

This is Arctic Road dry dock in Cowes, with my 1895 sailing barge waiting for a new prop shaft.
The dry dock dates from Victorian times, it is older than the houses in the background. The road actually goes over a bridge, over the winch machine room, and under that was the steam engines and boiler, and the winch, and a dynamo I believe.
The chimney is still there as you can see, and the ancient winch machinery is still in use, but under electric power for some years.
This dry dock was derelict for many years, but a brave local businessman has got it up and running again.
It's a big dock, my little boat is only occupying a corner of it.
A genuine part of our industrial heritage which has been ressurrected, and I will try and get a few pics of the old machinery while I'm here. The crane is being renovated, and the attitude is fix the old English things, rather than buy new tat.
The company which has saved the dry dock is called 'Wooden and Steel Ship Repairs', they have a website and Facebook page, etc although more of a down to earth nuts and bolts operator, than an internet presence.
Hope this is of interest to some of you, it's a fairly unique enterprise, cheers Jerry.

 

[Barking Mat]

Love it, bring on the machinery photos !

Dutch sailing barge?

Love the old crane.

Exactly my kind of mentality, restore it all, and make it work again.

Nice photo.

 

[jerrytug]

Love it, bring on the machinery photos !

Dutch sailing barge?

Love the old crane.

Exactly my kind of mentality, restore it all, and make it work again.

Nice photo.

Thanks yes she's a Hollandse Tjalk, unusually small at 52' length on deck, weighs about 40 tons.
Originally used for transporting sand and gravel to build the dykes, under sail or horse drawn. They did have steam canal tugs in the 1890's as well.
She was fitted with a Lister JP3 in the mid 20th century, which was replaced with the present 1952 Gardner 4LW.
The hull is rivetted wrought iron, and isn't rusty, although the iron shows signs of delaminating in a couple of places.

 

[Barking Mat]

Dutch Tjalk lovely, few over here in Brittany, they all seem to have daf 6 cylinder diesels over here.

I've worked on a few, you go to sea in it?

 

[finyuk2005]

Cant beat a Gardener! my uncles boat I often work on has a pair of 6LW's, lovely running and sounding old things!

 

[premmington]

New Facilities – Arctic Road Dry Dock – Wooden & Steel Ship Repairs Ltd

www.woodenshiprepairs.co.uk

I just googled it - yeah it is a "genuine part of our industrial heritage".

Interesting

 

[Wightsparks]

Cool. Big enough for mine too.

 

[frank horton]

more photo's please.....

 

[jerrytug]

Dutch Tjalk lovely, few over here in Brittany, they all seem to have daf 6 cylinder diesels over here.

I've worked on a few, you go to sea in it?

I haven't taken her out yet, due to the propshaft and the kung flu. Can't wait, I have never sailed a vessel with lee-boards. One of her previous skippers tracked me down, he told some amazing tales of his 65 yrs at sea, over a bottle of rum of course..for some reason I can't exactly remember every detail of his suggestions...

 

[Nick DV]

I haven't taken her out yet, due to the propshaft and the kung flu. Can't wait, I have never sailed a vessel with lee-boards. One of her previous skippers tracked me down, he told some amazing tales of his 65 yrs at sea, over a bottle of rum of course..for some reason I can't exactly remember every detail of his suggestions...View attachment 273812

Brilliant

 

[Shox Dr]

My mothers side plied 3 Humber sloops called Sulpho, Phospho and Nitro. In the 1800s

a little bit about them https://goole-on-the-web.azurewebsites.net/main.php?key=669. in the comments down at the bottom mentions my mothers family ’Wheldrake’


When she is ready where are you going?

 

[jerrytug]

My mothers side plied 3 Humber sloops called Sulpho, Phospho and Nitro. In the 1800s

a little bit about them https://goole-on-the-web.azurewebsites.net/main.php?key=669. in the comments down at the bottom mentions my mothers family ’Wheldrake’


When she is ready where are you going?

Thanks very interesting. The old sea-dog in my photo above had 'Gravel', a Humber sloop which he bought in the 70's, from a scrapyard in New Holland or Goole, and his daughter was born on board. Gravel is here on the IoW, but sunk in shallow water.
When I'm going, no idea! Waiting for parts, hopefully this week.

 

[Shox Dr]

Thanks very interesting. The old sea-dog in my photo above had 'Gravel', a Humber sloop which he bought in the 70's, from a scrapyard in New Holland or Goole, and his daughter was born on board. Gravel is here on the IoW, but sunk in shallow water.
When I'm going, no idea! Waiting for parts, hopefully this week.

What a small world

 

[Tangledfeet]

Lovely photo, and so much history contained within as you look around it!