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Restoration of Emu

The 1926, W. J. Yarwood and Sons built motor boat Emu has just arrived at Sheet Stores Basin ready for Paul and Barry to begin restoration of her. When built in 1926, Emu was owned by the well known carrying fleet, Fellows, Morton and Clayton Ltd and had the fleet number 18.

Due to the decline of carrying traffic, Emu passed into the ownership of British Waterways, then soon after, Willow Wren who renamed her Tern. She continued carrying cargoes for a number of years before being used as a camping boat.

When Emu/Tern got sold into private ownership she was converted to a liveaboard and in recent years got neglected. The current owner, Michael Pinnock, purchased Emu in July 2009 and on the 28th January she was brought up to Long Eaton on a low-loader for the restoration to begin.

Emu is being restored back to as near original as possible so that she can continue carrying cargo when possible, the work will include, re-bottoming, new cabin, running gear etc.

Click here to view the photo gallery and progress of Emu.