Monthly Archives: August 2013

As the keel band was heavily rusted, it needs to be replaced at sometime so why not now as i have the ballast out. It was bedded in with denso tape and as horrible as it is to work with … Continue reading →

The ballast in Ariel is mostly iron bars and bits of lead some chain and even bags of sand. To get a full picture of what lies beneath the whole lot needs to come out. It was a dirty filthy … Continue reading →

Ariel arrives in dry dock awaiting refit