Workbenches

The timber to enable us to construct new workbenches has arrived. As well as the timber we have fixings and a large professional grade wood working vice which will be fitted to a new work bench.

Timber

Large vice (boxed) and fixings

More of the same

While one crew concentrated on facility improvements; removing unwanted factory piping and installing new electrical outlets, another crew continued work on boat and tool renovation.

Working on Shamrock

We plan to build ourselves a couple of boat builders work benches. We have received many of the fittings we need but the most important bit, the wood, hasn't arrived yet.

New sign, fire points, cable reel...

We now have a sign by the side entrance door so people can find us more easily.

Work on the new fire points is now complete and the new Water Mist Extinguishers are in position and ready for use should they ever be required.

A new cable reel has been installed off a supporting steel column to provide 240v electricity to the central work area. Further work is planned to add more 240v socket points around the storage area.

The area near where the new boat door is to be fitted has been cleared in preparation for work to begin on the installation of the door.

A ready to go extinguisher

The new cable reel

Fire Points, FAP & Boat Work

We gave ourselves until the end of January to get our fire precautions all in place. The fire extinguishers we inherited when we moved into the building had not been serviced for 12 years so we condemned those in our area and bought new ones suitable for our requirements. The sheet metal insulated wall panels can't support the weight of fire extinguishers so we have built bases to house the fire extinguishers.

Outside a Fire Assembly Point has been identified and signed. Inside work continues on a couple of the small boats.

Boats and Facilities

This week the volunteers again split into two groups; some working on boat restoration - now possible as we have basic facilities in place, and those continuing to work on facility improvements. A lot of the boats previously left in the main storage area have now been relocated to a side area.

Small boats in storage

Discussing a boat

Strong start to the New Year

There was a good turn out of volunteers for the second meet of the new year, the improved facilities helping to attract more help. Some work was restarted on the two small boats currently in restoration while other volunteers continued to strip out old factory fittings in preparation for the installation of the new boat door and for additional storage space.

A good turnout of volunteers

A technical discussion...

A non-technical discussion

Happy New Year

It was rather windy outside but inside our new facility working conditions were very good. Work hanging old banners has been completed

Most of the small boats previously moved into the new facility have now been relocated either to a more permanent storage position or into a position where they can be worked on.

Boats still being worked on

By moving the smaller boats around we have freed up space for larger boats which we will be able to move in when the new boat door is fitted.

Freed up space

While some volunteers worked on cleaning out what the birds had left inside the hide boat 

The Hide boat

other discussed what needed doing on other boats.