QE2 Lifeboats -Where are they now?

[Bob van Leeuwen]

If not on the ship, I thing that displayed and preserved lining the road to the QE2 with them is not such a bad idea, maybe even allowing going on them for a impression.

[Rob Lightbody]

The general consensus seems to be that we're happy the lifeboats are still with the ship.

But how long can they survive?  They've already had 9 years of baking in the sunshine, they were only maintained for the first couple of years (they were lowered and tested regularly).  Sand, incredible heat, salt...

[Rod]

I dear say they can last quite a bit longer. Big engines have probably had it but, the 2 and 3 cylinder Listers will probably still be usable until you, me and The QE2 Forum, have departed this earth!

[Bob van Leeuwen]

Would it not be more worrying the way they are stored, then how at the moment? I'm no export, but would they not be experiencing forces they where maybe not designed to take?

[cunardqueen]

  The general consensus seems to be that we're happy the lifeboats are still with the ship.

But how long can they survive?  They've already had 9 years of baking in the sunshine, they were only maintained for the first couple of years (they were lowered and tested regularly).  Sand, incredible heat, salt...   

Given the unofficial photos of QE2 , they could line them with brand new carperts and install lights in them...