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Pulling Together is a rolling appeal to maintain a funding flow for ship maintenance, repairs and improvements to Tenacious, to keep her safe, certified and able to deliver the JST mission. The money raised through this specific, rolling, appeal will be for capital spend items only and ring fenced as specified.
As well as individual donations, we welcome support from Trusts, Foundations, Corporate sponsors or an ‘in kind’ gift of the equipment we need. If you are considering fully funding an item, forming an equipment fundraising group or are able to contribute in kind, please do contact fundraising@jst.org.uk or call us on +44 (0) 23 8042 6868.
Our aim is to fund these required items and then use our volunteer network as much as we can, to help us with the actual labour on board, so that we continue the camaraderie and history of Tenacious being built and maintained by volunteers. There will of course be situations where we need highly professional skills that we can’t source in our volunteer network. These costs are outside the scope of this appeal.
‘Pulling Together’ officially launched for Tenacious’ 21st Birthday on Wednesday 1st September 2021.
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or explore the image below to learn more about the ship and see what items she needs.
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Rigging
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The Fore Mast standing rigging, the wires that hold the masts up and keep them straight and true, was replaced during dry dock 2020. There remain the other two masts to complete.
Main Mast - £30,000
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Mizzen Mast - £24,000
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Furling Gear - £6,000 Fully Funded
Many of Tenacious' sails are furling sails, that is they roll away when not in use, helping make the ship more friendly to our disabled crew members. There is a need to replace this equipment as it tires and wears out.
Main Royal
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Sail replacement is an ongoing, rolling programme but below are some of the sails we hope to replace in the immediate future.
Main Royal - £3,000 Fully Funded
The uppermost of the square sails on the mainmast.
Fore Royal
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Sail replacement is an ongoing, rolling programme but below are some of the sails we hope to replace in the immediate future.
Fore Royal - £3,000 Fully Funded
The uppermost of the square sails on the foremast.
Main Top Gallant
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Sail replacement is an ongoing, rolling programme but below are some of the sails we hope to replace in the immediate future.
Main Top Gallant - £3,500 Fully Funded
The next uppermost of the square sails on the mainmast.
Main Top Gallant
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Sail replacement is an ongoing, rolling programme but below are some of the sails we hope to replace in the immediate future.
Main Top Gallant - £3,500 Fully Funded
The next uppermost of the square sails on the mainmast.
Main Upper Topsail
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Sail replacement is an ongoing, rolling programme but below are some of the sails we hope to replace in the immediate future.
Fore Upper Topsail
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Sail replacement is an ongoing, rolling programme but below are some of the sails we hope to replace in the immediate future.
Main Lower Topsail
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Sail replacement is an ongoing, rolling programme but below are some of the sails we hope to replace in the immediate future.
Fore Lower Topsail
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Sail replacement is an ongoing, rolling programme but below are some of the sails we hope to replace in the immediate future.
Fore Course
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Sail replacement is an ongoing, rolling programme but below are some of the sails we hope to replace in the immediate future.
Main Course
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Sail replacement is an ongoing, rolling programme but below are some of the sails we hope to replace in the immediate future.
Main Course - £7,500 Fully Funded
One of the main square driving sails on the main mast.
Inner Jib
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Sail replacement is an ongoing, rolling programme but below are some of the sails we hope to replace in the immediate future.
Inner Jib - £4,200 Fully Funded
One of the fore and aft sails set at the fore of the ship between bowsprit and foremast.
Outer Jib
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Sail replacement is an ongoing, rolling programme but below are some of the sails we hope to replace in the immediate future.
Outer Jib - £4,800 Fully Funded
One of the fore and aft sails set at the fore of the ship between bowsprit and foremast.
Flying Jib
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Sail replacement is an ongoing, rolling programme.
Mizzen Topmast Staysail
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Sail replacement is an ongoing, rolling programme but below are some of the sails we hope to replace in the immediate future.
Mizzen Topmast Staysail - £4,000 Fully Funded
A fore and aft sail set between the mizzen and main masts.
Main Topmast Staysail
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Sail replacement is an ongoing, rolling programme.
Spanker
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Sail replacement is an ongoing, rolling programme.
Upper Spanker
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Sail replacement is an ongoing, rolling programme.
Emergency Generator
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Emergency Generator - £36,000
The remaining generator to be changed after the main generators were replaced in the dry dock of 2020. This provides power in the event that the main generators fail.
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Ship's Side Valves
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Ship's Side Valves - £60,000
Through-hull valves that isolate ship's services from the surrounding seawater are a critical element of on board systems.
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Pipework
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Pipework - £36,000
The original pipework from build suffers from corrosion due to electrolytic action of sea water and the fluids they carry.
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Thrust Blocks
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Thrust Block - £36,000
The thrust blocks transmit the force generated by the ship's engines and propellors to the hull.
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Pumps
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Pumps - £24,0000
Much of the machinery and domestic services rely on pumps to circulate their fluids, systems such as air-conditioning, fresh hot and cold water included.
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Fridge Plant
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Fridge Plant - £18,000
The ship's freezer and fridge spaces rely on a refrigeration system to keep them down to temperature, maintain food stores and feed the hungry crew.
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Exhaust Spray Head
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Exhaust Spray Head - £1,800
The main machinery (engines and generators) have a water cooled exhaust silencer system and this head injects cooling water at the appropriate point. These tend to corrode due to the corrosive nature of hot gases and salt water when mixed!
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Chartroom Upgrade
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Chartroom Upgrade - £18,000
While she has always carried the latest required navigational and communications equipment, after 20 years of modifications and changes, the Chartroom would benefit from some ergonomic and aesthetic improvements to better incorporate the current equipment and allow for future upgrades.
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GMDSS
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GMDSS - £12,000
Tenacious carries equipment to comply with the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System. Much of this has been replaced during recent years but there remain some items to replace, such as the NavTex receiver, the HF/MF Single Sideband radio and 'Sat-C' telex printers.
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ECDIS
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ECDIS - £15,000
In dry dock 2020 Tenacious was fitted with an Electronic Chart Display and Information System. The Officers of the Watch (OOWs) would benefit from some software upgrades allowing more flexible use of the system as fitted.
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Skull Microphones
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Skull Microphones - £2,400
The firefighting teams are required to carry radios to allow the team members to communicate with each other as well as the command and control teams. This would be improved with the addition of microphones that pick up the voice from vibrations within the skull and hence avoiding the issues of shouting into a handheld radio through a breathing apparatus mask!
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Immersion Suits
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Immersion Suits - £36,000
Tenacious is required to carry immersion suits for every crew member as well as a margin for safety. This are serviced and repaired regularly but from time to time require a full replacement.
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Engine Room Insulation
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Engine Room Insulation - £36,000
The machinery spaces are required to insulated for fire-safety as well as noise reduction for comfort in the crew accommodation.
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Fixed Gas Alarm
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Fixed Gas Alarm - £12,000
The machinery spaces house equipment that contains or can produce gases harmful to health. Portable monitors have been used to safely operate in these areas but installing a fixed system would be a significant improvement and allow working in more areas simultaneously.
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Climbing Harnesses
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Climbing Harnesses - £3,600 Fully Funded
Sailing a square rigged ship inevitably involves "going aloft" - that is climbing the masts. Indeed, we encourage as many of our crew to be involved as possible. Safely doing this requires harnesses and equipment to safely stop or "arrest" any fall.
Evacuation Davits
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Evacuation Davit - £3,600
In the event of having to evacuate or abandon ship, Tenacious has to have the capability to safely disembark our disabled crew. There is a need to maintain and improve the crane arms that are installed for this eventuality.
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Fire Doors
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Fire Doors - £1,800 ea
Fire is one of the biggest enemies while on board ship. We help keep our crews safe with fire doors between compartments and sections on board.
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RIB
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RIB - £24,000
Tenacious carries a RIB, a Rigid Inflatable Boat, which is used in a variety of roles including Man Overboard recovery, crew transport and ship manoeuvering.
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Davits
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Davits - £62,000
In addition to the RIB, a separate inflatable boat is carried for additional crew transport and to comply with safety regulations. Both boats require cranes, or davits, to lift them off the ship and into the water.
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Dishwasher
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Dishwasher - £4,200
Our crews are a hungry bunch and feeding 50 people, three times a day creates a lot of dirty dishes.
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Upholstery
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Upholstery - £30,000
Not that we believe our crew spend so much time sat down, there's always something to keep them busy, but the social areas of the ship would benefit from a refresh of the upholstery and soft furnishings after over 20 years of operations.
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Cabin Refurbishment
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Cabin Refurbishment - £18,000
As for the flooring materials, wear and tear over the years of use means a need to refurbish and upgrade the crew accommodation throughout the ship.
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Deck Covering / Flooring
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Deck Covering / Flooring - £40,000
Over the years the deck coverings, or "flooring", has suffered with the many thousands of crew walking and wheeling around the ship. New resin flooring needs to be laid.
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Heads Upgrade
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Heads Upgrade - £9,000
A project to renovate and upgrades the toilet (heads) facilities for the crew.
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Ship's Wiring
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Ship's Wiring - £8,400
While she's a sailing vessel, she's complex and has many kilometres of cabling to support domestics, machinery and navigation. Over time this needs upgrading and replacement.
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Floodlighting
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Floodlights - £12,000
Tenacious is a beautiful ship and we like to show that off when in port using floodlights from above on the masts and below on the decks. These lights also help the crew work safely at night when sail handling at sea.
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Oily Water Separator
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Oily Water Separator - £16,800
A device to remove any oil and fuel contamination from bilge waters and ensure compliance with pollution legislation.
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Fixed Firefighting System
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Marioff Fixed Firefighting System - £9,600
The ship is protected by a water mist sprinkler system that activates when heat from a fire triggers it. This system requires regular maintenance and update.
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