Yesterday – 25th September – the club’s moorings maintenance barge “Pickle” was grounded on the slipway at Weir Quay to undergo her annual maintenance refit.
We were so lucky with the weather as a team of volunteers set to work on her as the receding tide left her high and dry.
Club member Richard Kelsey was on hand with a pressure washer, powered by a generator in his vehicle, to make hull cleaning so much easier!
Tasks included:
- Removing old anti-fouling
- Applying new anti-fouling
- Having the outboard motor serviced
- Greasing any mechanical moving parts
- Giving her a bit of a clean up!
At about 6:30pm, the flooding tide had lifted her clear of the slipway and the team was able to drive Pickle back to her mooring in the river.
Working together created rather a happy social event and Pickle is now ready for the mooring inspection tasks this coming winter and spring.
Weir Quay Sailing Club 