HLD 6510

Hello there,
new member to the forum here, Thought people might be interested in a few photos of the 52' Harbour Service Launch I'm rebuilding. She was built in 1965/1966 by Dorset Lake in Poole and spent her working life based at pompey dockyard.


As she was when i bought her



on the slip preparing to fit the new stem



on the slip awaiting fresh antifoul



engine room

Indeed, great to see work to such a nice looking craft, as Pioneer says, do keep us all informned on the site,

capella wrote: Hi Kernow_Dave Where abouts do you keep her, as she used to be in Bembridge near the Duver. I used to helm it from time to time in Pompey its local name was Delta 15.Has she still got her Doric stove in her. I believe the boat has been in Bembridge since she was sold out of service in 96/97.

I've got a berth at newport, Bought her out of bembridge in 2006 and have been working away on it ever since!

I've fitted a new stem and apron along with replacing most of the stringers and frames in the forepeak, replated a fair bit of the coachroof along with building a new funnel and wheelhouse as they'd been removed when the previous owner built a larger wheelhouse. i've also put the engine exhaust back to being a dry exhaust up the funnel rather than water cooled over the side, sounds much better now

The Doric stoves still going strong, had it apart the other year and made up a new oven liner and welded up some cracks in the firebox castings.

The previous owner bought it from pompey dockyard in june 1997 I believe she was one of the last to be sold off?.


incidentally If anyone knows of any 52ft hld's being broken up or converted i'm after some fittings (handrail staunchions, bollards, engine spares etc) any tip offs would be greatly appreciated.

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=50.887365,-1.296804&spn=0.000426,0.001202&t=h&z=20

See link, right hand end of pontoon, last boat, south side.

She's a fine ship!