Marigot's Refit 2007

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Tanker "Overseas Sophie"

Exercise with B/F Lifeboat

Boat Maintenance April 2008

Hogmanay

Approaching Woodhaven Pier at the start of her refit

Coming alongside

Lines fore and aft help position her

Chris White, Callum Grant and two Yellow Rabbits pushed battens with ropes attached under her bow

She begins to settle on the battens pulled along her keel with ropes from her deck

Checking the distance off the wall.

Bob Richmond making sure the fender stays in position as she settles.

Derek Lees checking Marigot's rails are clear of the old railings on the top of the slipway wall

David Kett examining one of the paint blisters on her hull that need attention

All done for now.

Morning (next day)

Chris White falls over but keeps shooting. Callum Grant takes a low tech approach.

Bob means well.

The antifouling went on after the cleaners were finished.

Almost done for the day.

Sparling was lifted out last thing, after Ken and Callum baled out the water in her bilges.

Bless her.

Update Saturday 24th Feb.

Work continues on Marigot's hull and begins on Sparling.

Ian Higson and Greg Melling sand out some blisters and ridges around Marigot's bow.

This had been patched with filler. It will have to be cut out and replaced with new wood.

Sparling's D section fender needs to be reattached with stronger fixings and her hull repainted. Other jobs include re-siting the fuel tanks and fitting new control cables, VHF radio and GPS.

Greg and Ian applying the 1st coat of primer.

Click below for the second and third stages of her refit.

Marigot's Refit 2 - Work on the Port side

Marigot's refit 3 - Work on the Starboard side