Posts Tagged ‘Masts’

New Mast For The Maid Of The Loch

Wednesday, September 17th, 2008

Fitting Mast To Maid of the Loch

Fitting Mast To Maid of the Loch

Banner Box was contacted late last year by the committee responsible for the restoration of the Maid of the Loch. They were looking for an effective way to replace the original wooden masts that had decayed and had been taken off for safety reasons. A.J. Inglis of Pointhouse, Glasgow, built P. S. ‘Maid of the Loch’, in 1953, and is now the sole surviving Loch Lomond paddle steamer and also the last traditional paddle steamer to have been built in the UK.

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