麻豆社

Tha sgioba 脤lich a tha measail air pufairean a' str矛 gus seann t猫 mheirgeach [bho 脿m a' chogaidh], a' VIC 27, a sh脿bhaladh mus tuit i 脿s a ch猫ile. Air a toiseach tha an t-ainm Vital Spark - bhon 脿m a bha i ainmeil air sreath sgeulachdan 'Para Handy' a rinn am 麻豆社 ann an 1994.

Fhad 's a tha geamhradh fuar, cruaidh a' cur maill air obair air taobh a-muigh a' phufair, tha Donnchadh ga chumail fh猫in a' dol, a' c脿radh seann l脿raidh Ford.

Nuair a gheibh iad tilleadh chun a' VIC 27, tha na balaich an s脿s ann an glanadh is sg霉radh an t-slige. Tha bliadhnaichean de mheirg a' falbh nan steall, a' f脿gail tuill mh貌ra a' sgiabadh 脿s an d猫idh. Bheir e 霉ine mh貌r cl脿ir 霉ra a chuir innte - agus bi e daor.

A team of puffer enthusiasts from Islay battle to save the VIC 27 from the scrap heap. On her rusty bow she bears the name Vital Spark - a throwback to her glory days as star of the 麻豆社's 1994 series The Tales of Para Handy.

A biting, cold winter delays exterior work on the puffer, so Duncan keeps himself occupied by taking on the restoration of a vintage Ford truck.

When work resumes on the VIC 27, the team set to power-washing and sandblasting the hull. This removes decades' worth of rust and scale - and leaves gaping great holes. The re-plating of the heavily corroded metal looks likely to be time consuming and costly.