1972 - 1984 | Later Years

NOTE: Some of this is identical to what is written on Wikipedia, as both were written by the author of this website, stardust5980 (aka celesteshipping5980). 

NOTE TWO: Huge thanks to Kenneth Kennedy and Kerry Kennedy for providing Kenneth's book 'ALL AT SEA' which provides almost all of the information on this page.

Later Years

- Kenneth would continue to alter various aspects of the ship, such as enlarging the wheelhouse, and may have fitted a bulkhead between the two main cargo hatches to make the discharging of sand easier. During this time, she had no regular crew, being manned by friends and family on an amateur basis. The Highlands and Islands Development Board had shown interest in providing a grant that would see the ship's holds be converted into cabin space to allow the ship to run cruises from the Clyde to the Western Isles, but the initial costs to carry this out proved too significant as there was worry that her income under this role would not be enough to pay back the grant. A Dutch Preservation Society had also shown interest in the vessel, but this never came to fruition either. Her compliment of sail was not used much by Kenneth due to the condition of the masts and rigging at the time, but he had hoped to do some sailing with her eventually. She made an appearance in The Lost Tribe.[1] Kenneth sold her to the Merseyside Maritime Museum for £20,000 or £35,000 in 1984.[3][4][5]

References

1.  Kennedy, Kenneth M. (1985). All At Sea. Retrieved 2023-12-16.