Adrian removes the shuttering from the coping stone block he cast yesterday and then ‘distressed’ the top and face surfaces. He then re-assembled the mould in preparation for casting another block. Before he could begin mixing concrete he had to pay a visit to the local builders’ merchant to collect more bags of cement. On […]
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Now that the back of the wharf wall has been rebuilt to the level of the coping stones there is a substantial; trench running along behind it. Adrian asks Norman to move rubble with the Kubota tractor to back-fill this trench. This is quickly achieved so whilst Norman continues moving rubble around the site and […] Adrian has agreed to lift Mike’s boat out of the wharf basin and store it on the wharf side for the winter where Mike can service it and anti-foul its hull. Trevor installs the 2 12 volt batteries into the RB crane, connects them and starts up the engine. All the batteries are stored in […] Trevor has other commitments for today but the work crew is made up by a new recruit, Ian Mitchell. Ian helps Adrian by labouring for the day, mixing and delivering mortar whilst Adrian continues rebuilding the back of the wharf wall. David lends a hand and keep Adrian supplied with bricks and blocks.Carol arrives and […] Barry has decided to give his attention to sorting the transom of the leading tub boat. Boards have already been roughly to size and shape but need planing to create a tight fit. While Barry is involved with this Trevor and Adrian continue rebuilding the gap in the wharf wall. The weather has settled a […] |
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