Llys Helig

1922 ocean-going Gentleman’s Yacht, oldest Thornycroft boat still in existence, in process of salvage and restoration

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For sale / Rescue: Llys Helig, 33m ocean-going1922 Gentleman’s Yacht, last of her kind. In need of complete reconstruction. Currently in dry dock in Rochford Essex. [email protected]

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Llys Helig is nearing the end of her story - unless someone else wants to take on the challenge, it doesn’t look like we will be able to escape the scrapyard for much longer. Any ideas, email [email protected]

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Owned by G H Bainbridge in 1966

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Still with Petonyer in 1974

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As “Les Autres” with the Glennifers from 1962, owned by Petonyer Air Navigation Ltd

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By 1962, owned by GL and AMG Galliers- Pratt in Southampton

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Llys Helig in Lloyd’s List 1927, registered in Liverpool

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Ooh. Electric Party Boat for London. Cannot wait to get on board. ⚡️

[MarineInsight @MarineInsight]

When the ‘Oceandiva London’ will be plying the waves of the River Thames, power will be no concern. Not for the captain, nor for the vessel’s four hundred guests.

Read full news here - https://t.co/Agrk2odV4J

#ships #shipping #marineinsight #maritime

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We have found out what Llys Helig was doing during WW2. From 1940 to 1946 she was commissioned to help with top-secret radio and radar research in the Irish Sea by the Aerial Defence Research and Development Establishment. So we add “spy boat” to her history in “pirate” radio.

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More mud being cleaned from inside the hull this week, so we can do internal structural survey (and hopefully 3D model) next week. Anyone got any Gardner engines going spare?

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Pleased to be in this month’s @boatint magazine reporting on the rescue, refloat and start of restoration

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@Tanzaniavariant Difficult. Given all that superstructure, the longer it stays in that position the more danger of the steel shearing or buckling so the sooner it is righted the better. Also those injured deserve some sort of investigation into what happened.

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Sorry to see MV Petrel owned by late Paul Allen falling over in dry dock - thoughts with 25 people injured and 15 in hospital. Wish for speedy recovery and that boat can get back out doing marine exploration.

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Mersey boat builder secures German naval contract - Liverpool Business News - great news for Liverpool and UK https://t.co/Obc5ctGxia

[The Legendary Real Radio Caroline @TheRadCaroline]

Help us secure the future of our much-loved radio ship for years to come by donating to the Ross Revenge dry docking appeal via our charity website https://t.co/0bxcObhrxF Donations of any amount gratefully received. Ross Revenge shrouded in morning fog on the Blackwater.

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So the question is 6mm or 10mm? At 6mm a lot of steel (££) would be used to replace panels - but she’ll only be a houseboat. At 10mm a heck of a lot of steel (££££) needed to replace most of the hull but she might one day meet the class regs to be a moving yacht again. Views?

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Some photos from Llys Helig’s first proper hull survey. It’s not great, she’s had a hard life and has been repeatedly patched with various things. More work needed before we can decide a way forward.

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@PuppetJared People mocked, but Noah knew better

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If we replace the metal is it still the same ship?

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@PuppetJared Cautious sailors start with the smallest seas