Old lady comes up with a scrape–paint–polish

In the ADI drydock at Garden Island, South Steyne came up nicely with a scrape and a polish. Photo by ABCSO Paul McCallum

The former Manly ferry, South Steyne certainly scrubbed up nicely last month thanks to staff of ADI Limited and the dry dock at Garden Island.

The 64-year-old 1200 tonne “lady” needed her bottom cleaned.

As a result tugs gently towed her from Darling Harbour where she is used as a floating restaurant to the dock.

Over the next week a team of ADI workers led by project manager Tony Holden got to work removing growth from her hull, applying new paint and changing diodes.

“We also surveyed her anchor cable and oiled it,” Tony said.

Work completed, the old-timer was returned to Darling Harbour.

Henry Robb of Leith in Scotland built South Steyne in 1938 and for decades she plied between Circular Quay and Manly.

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