Joe wrote:
She is now

But RedCloud was buildt in Lownestolt England, A small port town on the
North Sea.

I assume you mean Lowestoft. You should go there and check around. Sure
to be some old timers who could tell you a little.



Her original name was C Warden, I have not been able to find who was
the builder or original owner yet. All I know is he buildt her of the
finest steel found in england, most likely they melted down a few tons
of old Knight swords and armor.

Usually that stuff wasn't steel, it was a rather spongy grade of wrought
iron. Just try making steel on a hand-pumped bellows some time.

... All her fittings and thru hulls are
monel. Very unique for a 1976 vessel.


???

Monel was invented long long before 1976 my friend. It was used in steam
turbines in the 19-teens among other things. The U.S. Navy was using
monel thru-hulls in the 1950s if not much eariler. My understanding is
that Monel is not a type of steel at all, but is actually nickel &
copper with a little steel mixed in.

DSK