Hi Rod,
Thanks for the excellent pictures and running commentary. She looks gorgeous!
I can relate to what you describe.
Andrew's 25" came back from a makeover by Peter and I looked at it briefly last
month when Andrew pulled the covers off to show me. It also included the refinements
such as the new split blocks and Peter had given the woodwork a nice new stain.
All in all the scope looked like new and was fabulous to look at.
Looking forward to seeing Mary Rose up close and personal and hopefully
we can get together for some observing very soon.
I went and saw the hull of the original Mary Rose there in Portsmouth
many Moons ago when and she was continually being misted with water to
keep her preserved. Nevertheless I think if we left Peter alone with her for
a few weeks, she would come out looking like brand new and would once again be
the pride of Henry's fleet.
Best Regards
Gary