Comrade Winter Maintenance
Photo record of maintenance work on COMRADE during early 2011:
Dave applies gloss to forward hold exit Keith undercoats forward quarter rails Pontoon used for starboard maintenance
Keith coating port side hull with black bitumen John and Steve coating starboard side hull with black bitumen
Our Chairman - Oh for a longer saw blade! ...and undercoating the horse rail
You could hardly call this winter maintenance - it was well over 70 degrees this Easter Weekend!!!
Dave P - undercoating still... Dave E - glossing the starboard strake Moving the pontoon to the aft section
Re-rigging time again - Steve attaches the starboard tack Keith and Steve wind on the tack chain
John welding in new hawse plate section ... and grinding flat Steve and Keith attach leeboard wire
New hawse plate section primed and undercoated New hawse pipe block located and fitted
Locating the hawse block Bolting the hawse pipe through the block to complete the restoration
....they seek it here....they seek it there....they seek that gas vent everywhere. The Boat Safety Inspection on Sat 14 May
Bringing the yards up from the hold 1...2...3...lift
Steve oils the yards Keith, Steve and John refitting the stayfall blocks
Dave painting the cabin deck Hull painting now completed
Photos by Lesley and Dave Everatt
