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5th February 2011 Our main aim is still to dismantle pipes which pass... |
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Alwyn Vintcent. Meeting in Villiersdorp 12th January 2011 |
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With New Year in full swing, just Hermann and I were available to continue with the stripping… |
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A team went to the vessel on Saturday 18th December 2010 to start loosening off pipes… |
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We had been given a permit from the Department of the Environment to remove … |
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Keith Wetmore has been negotiating for the last two weeks with the Department of the... |
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Another piece of good news is that the Steam Tug Alwyn Vintcent has been saved for... |
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On Monday evening 30th August, the Villiersdorp Branch of the West Cape Tractor & Engine club...
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Can we stand back and watch this magnificent vessel being cut up for scrap? .
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The sands of time are fast running out for South Africa's last... |
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Painting by Peter Bilas |
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6th March 2011 Continue the difficult task of stripping the pipes . |
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19th March 2011 There was another reason for the work party, for Tim and Wayne to dive for the compass cover ... |
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12th February 2011 This picture sums the day up! |
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1st April 2011 April Fool’s Day seemed an appropriate day to officially announce the intentions of the Villiersdorp Tractor & Engine Club with regard to Steam Tug Alwyn Vintcent! |
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23rd April 2011 We were able to unload the compressor and plasma cutter to do some trial cuts on the superstructure. |
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30th April 2011 More Cutting and Problem Pipes |
Alwyn Vintcent Fundraising Party. 10th June 2011Much planning had gone into this function and it showed in the results! We were hoping for 200 guests and a week before the event we were hopeful |
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Saturday 18th June 2011
We had two tasks on our list |
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Saturday 9th July 2011 Alwyn Vintcent Changing Shape!At long last, there is something to show for all our preparations! |
17th September 2011Security Problems!Our first idea of trouble was evident |
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Cape Town International Boat Show! Heritage Weekend, 24th to 26th September 2011 |
Alwyn Vintcent. Final Cutting?
Well, we hope so! 31st March 2012 saw a large team of volunteers on the vessel, |
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Alwyn Vintcent Out of the Water! We were warned that our Steam Tug would be taken out of the water just before the Synchrolift was closed down for annual maintenance at the end of the first week in May. |