Lift out delayed

I was hoping to post that Warrior was now high & dry in the marina yard, awaiting the arrival of the shot blasting team. Unfortunately, due to delays with the same work to our friends barge, they were not able to be re-floated today, meaning we could not go ahead with our work, as there is only one space available.

We are not too disheartened after looking at the weather forecast for next week, we would have probably been frustrated at being out of the water & the works not being done so, all in all, it's best to delay it anyway. Apart from the rain, strong winds are on the way, not good conditions for shot blasting in the open air.

Hopefully, the 'Indian Summer' we have been hearing about, will show its self in the first week of October, when we should be able to get back on track.

Now that the rain has begun, just thought I would post a phone picture I took the other morning, as a reminder of how good it can be;

This was taken at sun rise, through our starboard port hole.

This is the finished starboard side. Warrior is now turned back around, facing up river.

Gluttons for punishment that we are, we have now arranged for Warrior to be lifted out next weekend. The entire hull will be shot blasted & coated with a 2 pack epoxy paint system that is applied to oil rigs so, hopefully this will not need redoing for several years. We intended leaving this work until next summer however, the anodes need replacing now & at £1500 or so per lift out, it is financially prudent to have all the hull done now. Having done most of the topside this summer, we should not have much do do next year, which is nice!

On the social side, we have several new liveaboards arrive this summer, bringing new life to the marina. Two couples are new to life afloat & have really settled in well already. One 'newbie' said 'I have never been to so many parties.' With this summers great weather, there have been a few impromptu gatherings on various types of vessels, which has been great to get everyone (who want to) new & established, to get to know each other & prepare the newbies for the winter months!

The next posting will hopefully show the lift out.