Saving Scow Success -Alwin G NZ Historic Ship

15/06/2025

Working Bees have continued over the last month with a rest over Kings Birthday weekend. We are now well on the way with the hull clean up and removal of non-original items. Most of the degraded sheathing is now off as well as the ugly non original bulwarks. The degraded main deck plywood has also been removed. The next focus is the p**p deck and the clean out of the bilges then a major clean-up of the outer hull in preparation for re-sheathing.

Kaipuke Kaiapoi Heritage Trust

23/02/2025

23/02/2025

Working bees have commenced on scow Success this month to strip non original fittings such as non original plywood bulwarks and other deteriorated items. Work has also begun to remove plywood sheathing on deck to expose and dry out decking timber.
Some decking timber on the portside has been lifted to access the bilge cavities for the purpose of cleaning out this will also be needed on the starboard side. Work is also being done on to remove the deteriorated hull sheathing. Working bees are every Saturday morning 9:00am to 12 noon and will continue Saturday March 1st where we will concentrate on removing the aft bulwarks