How This Kept The 87 Year Old Sternwheeler Samson V Afloat

Come on a tour of the historical sternwheeler Samson V and see the work that is going into the vessel to bring it back to its former glory.
"Samson V, launched in 1937, is the last surviving wooden steam-powered sternwheeler built for the federal Department of Public Works for use as a snag-boat on the Fraser River. At 418 gross tons and 115’ on deck, she was the fifth in a series of similar vessels dating back to 1884 that cleared debris, maintained aids to navigation and government docks, performed surveys and served other functions as needed.
Samson V was the last steam-powered sternwheeler to operate in Canada and representative of a of the federal government’s long-standing involvement in maintaining the waterways of western Canada. The Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada has declared the operation of sternwheeler snag-boats by the Department of Public works on the rivers of British Columbia an event of national historic significance and in the future intends to commemorate this by means of a plaque installed on or near Samson V, “the last representative example” of these vessels."
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Credits:
Executive Producer: Lyle Franklin
Director & Producer: Johannes Fast
Camera 1: Johannes Fast
Music: Lyle Franklin
Post Production: Johannes Fast
French Subtitles: Morgan Labaisse

[@Pocketfarmer1]

More of this type of content please. Both for us now and generations to come as an invaluable record of proper methods.

[@JIFD]

Agreed. Would love to see more of this girl

[@daviscampbell9020]

Excellent

[@netrhyda8761]

Very nice!

[@jafa101]

Great video on a boat I had no idea existed. Is the hull wood? Does it get hauled for caulking below the waterline?

[@SavingMaverick55]

It's a pretty big boat. You'd probably have to drydock it to be able to do any work below the water line.