It's been windy recently as Storm Pia went through. A couple of the boats stored outside in the compound lost props or supports as they moved slightly in the wind. These have been replaced. Today turned into a maintenance day at an electrician arrived unexpectedly to work on the Fire System which had been playing up. We now have some new fire sensors and alarms fitted.
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| Cingalee lost a prop |
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| Doris lost a wedge stack |
With the approach of Christmas and some sickness it was a quiet day at the Old Herring Factory. The hardy bunch that turned out spent their time on tool maintenance and cleaning. There has been no further progress on the boat door in the last week. Work should hopefully recommence early next week.
The contractors have made some progress installing the new boat door. The steel frame was erected a couple of weeks ago but now we have a roller door installed and working, albeit manually powered only at the moment. The electric motor still has to be connected and some trim needs finishing as well as a bit of concrete work on the outside.
Although not yet fully restored, Waterlily has been cleaned and repainted. Her sails were washed before being put into storage a long time ago, We felt it time we got all the pieces together and put the sails back up. The last time Waterlily had any sails on her was in August 2019. The nice thing about Waterlily is that she is small enough that we can rig her inside - a good thing given the temperature outside.
