Posted by Dave Thewlis on April 27, 2012 at 05:04:45 user dthewlis.
In Reply to: Re: Cutty Sark posted by andy clayton on April 27, 2012 at 03:31:19:
Not completely the same I suspect. I visited Victory some time ago, my recollection was that she is out of the water and I believe not in commission, so restorations only to preserve outward appearance would be appropriate. In Constitution's case, the restorations had to be done in the context of a fully-functional sailing ship which continues to do so, so the restorations and ongoing maintenance must take that into account.