Sorting out wood

With some decent weather we used the opportunity to sort through the sawn larch planks we have stored outside. As well as separating the planks into 'thick' and 'thin' piles we swept off all the sawdust stuck to them from when the sawmill cut them.

and all sorted ready for the winter

Inside Saga has had her cap shroud chain plates replaced but not yet bolted into position. Also her deck was sanded back for a third coat of varnish.

Work was started on stripping all fittings off Venture so that we can see what restoration work needs to be undertaken.

The internals of Doris have received a topcoat.

Maintenance & More Boat Moves

As well have working on boats we also have to maintain their supporting infrastructure. This week we serviced all the trailer lightboards we have. This involved checking all the lights were working and making sure all cables were properly anchored.

Two more boats were moved and covered ready for the winter. Esmerelda being prepared for towing:

Boats ready for the winter

Housekeeping

The catamaran Venture has been moved to the Old Herring Factory in preparation for some restoration work. With Venture moved we could tidy up our second storage location to allow some boats in preservation mode to be moved out of the Old Herring Factory.

Venture

Tidy up complete