Dry Dock
Thursday, August 23, 2012 at 09:18PM We spent the last week in July living in Sunbury Premier Inn, while Misterton was in the local dry dock, run by the Environment Agency.
We were there to get a new rudder put on, change the propeller and get a survey to see what conditon the hull was in.
The removal of the old rudder took less than a day using the gas torch and a big angle grinder. While this was going on I pressure washed the hull to get rid of any slime and loose paint before the survey took place. This is how I looked after this task was completed (Nate in shot for comparison with someone not involved in this process).
The old rudder was removed in a bucket......
The new rudder was installed in a couple of days, here are Robin, Mike and me with the job just about done. I didn't really have much to do with it beyond the intial concept - a bit like my day job really.
Mark also worked on the rudder project and Mary helped paint it. The new propeller has 4 blades instead of three and will hopefully help us get through the water a bit better.
Nate meanwhile was fairly obsessed with the forklift truck, even managed to get the key in the igniton much to everyone's alarm.
After 5 days we left and headed back home, here we are backing out of the dock.
Its a good facility, and the EA people were very helpful. Recommended if you're on the Thames. They can take boats up to 38m long.
Unfortunately the survey revealed we have work to do to keep Misterton floating happily, but thats a story for next time.
Reader Comments (1)
How come no mention of how the rudder and new prop worked ???
You better hide the key for Misterton. LOL
Bill Kelleher