This is a plea to all members who have an interest in keeping the moorings vessel running and working thus reducing vastly the costs of maintaining moorings.
Last year we had the boat out of the water in the autumn. Due to the poor weather this period extended to 90 days and still we were unable to complete all the tasks on the list. This year we have decided to get her ashore at the Academy on 24 June for three weeks on the basis that the weather should be drier .
There are a number of important jobs to complete in that period which mainly centre around the prevention of corrosion to the hull. This will involve removing all the sacrificial woodwork on the outside of the hull and then welding up the exposed boltholes. The foredeck will be covered in ply to prevent ingress of water through the caulking.
Internally, there are areas that need grinding back to bare metal and preserving. This is all essential work to prolong the life of the hull.
Some of this work will be undertaken by contractors, but we will need other members to step forward and help out at various stages, as there will be a fair amount of grinding back and repainting.
Please be supportive of this project – running Grafter ourselves saves the club about £700 - £800 per day on moorings work. Without her we would all be paying substantially more for the privilege of mooring at Castle Cove.
If you can spare us a time of half a day or more please contact Malcolm Spicer 01305 782125
