Labour of Love
How a fishing-boat wing engine (later No. 1001) was found via Waterways World and John Pattle, hauled from a Gloucester barn, and landed on a garage pallet.
Read project →Workshop & restoration
Projects
Documented workshop stories from the heritage archive — practical strips, spares hunts, and engines linked to real boats.
Bolinder 1051 No. 1001
Photographic inspection of the ~600 kg wing-engine 1051 stripped for bearings and pattern parts to support Andora’s worn single-cylinder unit.
Read project →Related boat story: Andora (Bolinder 1051 No. 1537 1077).