At the time we
were on the blocks the tides at Strand on the Green allowed 7 hours
working time before the water quickly rushed back!
Hull
Condition after 7 years?
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Rust The hull was still in remarkably good condition, with no rust
at all below the waterline. The only rust above the waterline was a
small section on the very top of the rudder and also on the hull
around the hole where the rudder post drops through the hull. Ian had
fitted an anode to the rudder due to corrosion found (please refer to
previous article 10/9/2007) The anode is working well as no corrosion
was found on the rudder below waterline.
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Barnacles. There were no barnacles only weed and slime which was
easily removed with Harris long handled wall and tile scrappers
(available from Homebase in the decorating section) The blades were
sharp hardened steel. They cut through the debris like butter I’m not
sure we would have coped without them.
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Unpainted flat bottom. The unpainted flat bottom plate still has
no rust.
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Painted Surfaces The old Comastic paint applied under the
waterline by Ian 4 years ago was still in good condition and largely
intact. The red prime was not visible other than a small section
underneath the kitchen sink drain. I presume chemicals from the sink
had turned the Comastic into globules around this small area. Again
there were a few small areas on the hull where it was down to bare
steel, but again there was no rust.
The Port of
London Authority now charge £10 per day for the use of the blocks which
now have to be booked in advance by contacting the Harbour Service Upper
Crew on 07711640095 or 07711640128. They normally come alongside during
High Tide to collect the fee at some time during your stay. However on
occasions, as in our case, they were too busy. In these circumstances
please contact them prior to leaving to make alternative arrangements to
pay otherwise they will chase you for payment!!
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Scraping from bow to stern . The section by the
ladder has been scraped revealing a lime like water stain on top of
the Comastic. This was smoothed during sanding
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Close up of scraping
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Rudder
after
Scraping |
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Rudder close up |
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Hull close to prop. prior to scraping. The weed appears red in this
photo it was green in reality
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Elessina after 2 coats
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Close up of Hull near bow showing chine after 1
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Close up of hull after 1 coat. |
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