StoneRoad2013's photos with the keyword: Rubie

ON594 "William Riley" [William Riley of Birmingham & Leamington] Built by Thames Ironworks, London in 1909 to a self-righting design by Rubie. Powered by 10 oars, cox, 2nd cox and bowman - No Sails. Stationed at Upgang and then Whitby. Sold out of service in 1931. Found derelict in Barnstaple and restored to sea-going condition in 2008 & used for fund-raising. . Oldest exRNLI lifeboat present. . Personally, I had quite a lot to do with retrieving and restoring her.

Whitby 's No 2 lifeboat, the 'Jacob and Rachael Vallentine', being lifted by a steam crane, prior to being loaded onto a train at the LNER Poplar goods depot, UK. It has just been reconditioned and four horses were needed to haul it from the docks to where it was placed on the train. It is 34 feet long and with a beam of 8.5 feet. . Not my image (Photo by Hulton Archive)

"William Riley of Birmingham & Leamington" being recovered after one of her failed attempts to get alongside the "Rohilla" [wrecked on Saltwick Nab, 30 October 1914, her remains are just visible in the background].

When the RNLI unveiled the memorial to lifeboat crew who lost their lives attempting to save others (ie on a service) there were two lifeboats present. A Tamar class, (ON nnnn,: 16-nn), one of the newest all-weather boats, and William Riley (ON 594) was there to represent all the older boats.

The gloss finish on the blue hull paint.

The original hull paint and resin have contracted into the weave of the glass fibre fabric that was used to sheath the hull.

The finished rudder and tiller hung on William Riley. The rudder is normally controlled using ropes, by the coxswain. (the bright spots are sunlight coming in some ventilation openings in the ridge of the roof )

A replacement rudder was made by laminating oak sections, and then cutting out the required shape. This process was used to try to eliminate warping. So far, it has worked!