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It’s the path to endless opportunities, friendships, challenges and rewards![]()
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Hi All,![]()
Another very pleasant day weather wise out on Z wharf this week with 10 volunteers on board Tug Lyttelton.![]()
John S and Colin were tidying up the pitch between the new decking by the toilets. Colin also continued assembling the new firehose crate.![]()
Peter carried on replacing the steel strip to attach the wooden railing to on the Starboard side.![]()
Andy was removing the old putty from the engine room skylights.![]()
John T and Bruce carried on fitting the replacement wooden railings on the Starboard side.![]()
Captain Dave was attending to rope maintenance.![]()
Alf was busy with the paint brush as usual.![]()
I continued striping back the old varnish on the old wooden steering wheel.![]()
Godfrey was on cooking duty in the Galley, preparing our lunch and brewing up the hot drinks.![]()
We also had a visit from Hydroworx to empty the sewage tank, which required a long hose, as there is no vehicle access to Z wharf.![]()
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Thursday Tug as usual next week the 25th of June, weather permitting.![]()
See you there,
Hi All,![]()
No wind and not a cloud in the sky out on Z wharf this week, with 11 volunteers on board the Tug.![]()
Peter and Godfrey were welding on the new replacement steel strip to attach the wooden railings to, on the starboard side.![]()
John S and Colin carried on fitting the new replacement decking by the Forward hatch cover.![]()
Captain Dave and John T were checking out the condition of the old wooden lifeboat and the pulley blocks on the Starboard side. It will probably never be used again in an emergency, but it is definitely an historic feature of the Tug.![]()
Andy carried on painting and assembling the new fire hose crate.![]()
Alf continued on with his mission to paint anything on the Tug that needs a coat of paint.![]()
I was stripping off the old varnish on the beautiful original old wooden steering wheel in the wheelhouse.![]()
Keith continued working on the Starboard engine valves down in the engine room,![]()
Kevin was busy as usual in the Galley and also topping p the water tanks.![]()
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Thursday Tug as usual next week the 18th of June.![]()
See you there,![]()
Carl.
Hi All,![]()
A strong North Easterly blowing up the harbour this Thursday with 11 volunteers on the old Tug.![]()
Dave M, John S and Colin finished off applying the Pitch between the decking by the toilets and started fitting new decking by the forward hatch cover.![]()
Peter, John T and Godfrey carried on grinding and cleaning up the steelwork underneath the wooden railings on the starboard side.![]()
Alf took advantage of the good drying weather to apply a 2 pot anti rust mix to the metal fittings on the port side.![]()
I carried on varnishing the Wheelhouse interior.![]()
Keith was down in the engine room working on the starboard engine valves.![]()
Kevin produced one of his delicious hot soups for our lunch, accompanied by warm garlic bread supplied by Judy.![]()
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I have been asked by several people how the presentation I gave to the Victoria League at Riccarton House on the 26th of May went. I gave a 1 hour talk with 30 slides of Tug images covering the history and the upcoming restoration of Tug Lyttelton. I was right out of my comfort zone, but a good result in the end, as they generously donated $1,000 to our restoration fund.![]()
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Thursday Tug as usual next week the 11th of June,![]()
See you there,![]()
Carl.
