The engine room has been stripped out, needle-gunned, cleaned and painted. The hull has been repaired under the boiler – this area had been heavily corroded by ash and sea water. The engine has now been re-assembled and it appears to be in remarkably good condition which, 70 years on, is a tribute to her manufacturers Crabtree 1931 Ltd at South Town Iron Works in Great Yarmouth. The engine is a direct acting vertical compound surface condensing 100bhp. The coal bunkers and the hull adjacent to them have been refurbished.
| Below: As the last stoker left her (October 2008) | |
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| Below: Engine crank before and after refurbishment | |
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| Above: Worthington Simpson & Valve chest for bilge Below: Stern gland and aft end of Engine Room |
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| Above: Condenser, High pressure pump etc, port side | |
| Below left: Engine cylinders preserved in their own oil | Below right: Condenser etc, and engine room port side |
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| VIC 27’s engine during refurbishment | |
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| Above right: Puffer steam pipes all cleaned and ready to refit | |