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Click here for the
Ste. Claire Project web site Terms of Use |
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January 17, 2012
PROJECT UPDATE |
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Welcome to the
new Ste. Claire Restoration Project web site |
 January
17, 2012
To all the supporters of the project,
Recent updates include the formation of the
non-profit corporation known as the BobLo Boat
Restoration Project and the submission of
trademark applications for many BobLo Boat
related names. Within the next few months, a
final determination will be made as to the
amount of wood that needs to be left on the ship
to maintain the historical status. This summer,
the majority of the superstructure will be
removed. Expect to see the fourth and third
decks gone and the outer rim of the second deck
removed as well.
For many, a stripped down Ste. Claire will be
difficult to see but the future of the ship
hinges on the superstructure being completely
rebuilt from the second deck and above. The
outer supporting ring on each deck is currently
made out of wood and needs to be replaced with
steel. There is no way of doing this correctly
without removing the decks completely.
Historically, the Ste. Claire had the supporting
rim of wood at the bow replaced with steel in
the 1950’s. This is the only place that the
superstructure actually needs no work at all.
I’ve had several conversations with Bill
Browning and he had always wanted to replace the
entire outer rim with steel but was time and
cost prohibitive.
The time required to complete an operation of
this magnitude is going to take at least 18
months and there was no way the Ste. Claire
could have been taken out of service while BobLo
was operational. If there was a perfect time in
BobLo history to do it, it is now. Many of the
volunteers in the past were involved with work
on the boat itself. The future of the volunteer
force is going to focus on fundraising for the
project. Since the non-profit status and all
related information is public information, we
will supply a link on the website to all the
public documents. Thank you for all your
support.
Ron Kattoo and the Ste. Claire Restoration Team |
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