- Refit Work 1999-200025 ton load of Polish steam coal newly delivered for Kingswear Castle to start the season in April 2000. Each year Kingswear Castle burns about 70 tons of coal.
- Refit Work 1999-2000One of Kingswear Castle's two liferaft pods newly returned to the ship after servicing. Each pod contains 2 x 65 man liferafts (total 260) and can be launched from the ship's bridge using a vacuum release mechanism.
- Refit Work 1999-2000Martin Staniforth and Chris Smith fitting new paddle shaft bearings.
- Refit Work 1999-2000The weight of the wheel is supported by a steel bar before the bearings are inserted.
- Refit Work 1999-2000Chris Smith wearing a hat with a badge from the paddle steamer wonderland Switzerland!
- Refit Work 1999-2000The circulating pump for pumping water around the condenser has received a refit this winter including machining the piston rods and fitting new piston rings.
- Refit Work 1999-2000The aft well deck with new deck planks and bilge pumping arrangement.
- Refit Work 1999-2000Chris Smith laying new planks for the foredeck over the forrard saloon.
- Refit Work 1999-2000Twisting the oakum.
- Refit Work 1999-2000The marine glue is heated up until molten and then poured over the oakum between the planks.
- The new foredeck.
- Refit Work 1999-2000Kingswear Castle being towed from Thunderbolt Pier, Chatham, to the Acorn Shipyard, Strood at around 1pm on Monday 6th March.
- Refit Work 1999-2000Up the slipway.
- Refit Work 1999-2000
- Refit Work 1999-2000New anti-fouling paint.
- Refit Work 1999-2000The rudder.
- Refit Work 1999-2000The rudder painted.
- Refit Work 1999-2000Comparison with the rudder of the Luzern paddle steamer Schiller in the shipyard at Luzern December 1999.
