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Weekend Work – Photos 2010

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• December
Weekend 4th-5th
Brian, Carla and Peter having morning tea - again!
Hugh and Daniel on port bridge wing
Hydroseal trial on the monkey island
They're not quite joined at the hip
 
• November
Weekend 27th-28th
Adam installing the banner he painted
New Cape Don banner
Banner from a distance
A couple of Cape Don desperados
AGM 2010
Carla painting
John the painter
Warwick removing damaged teak railing
   
Weekend 13th-14th
Adam, new member and resident cartoonist
Resident cartoonist and sign
Edna, painting new port mooring deck railings
Warwick, replacing porthole seals
 
• October
Weekend 30th-31st
Assembly point
Cabin refurbishment
Carla cleaning down
Electric motors
Lowering motors into 'tween deck
Peter hard at it
Peter working on port side gangway davit
Phil, Owen and Colin rigging aerials
Well deck discussion
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Weekend 2nd/3rd/4th / Work completed by a small group of dedicated volunteers.
The Don October 2010
Bridge Deck
Forecastle Deck
Port Side
Superstructure
Open Day Long Weekend (2nd/3rd/4th October)
Cape Don bread - 1st attempt
Bread - 2nd attempt. Well done Edna!
John and Brian ready for the first tour
One of the groups on the open day
Owen, Phil and Colin in the radio room
Part of a group in the Saloon
Phil explaining the workings of the Bridge
New railing being installed
   
• September
Weekend 18th-19th
Boris and Brad checking out the work on the tween deck
Brad installing new forward deck railing
John and Brian in the clean tween decks
John cleaning the scuppers
Lunch for volunteers. A great spread for a small charge
New fore deck railing
Painting well underway
Warwick rewiring engine room telegraph
Wawrick and Brian stowing items in the hold
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Weekend 4th-5th
Barge delivering skip
Daniel working on Port Bridge wing deck
University of NSW student cleaning up Bridge deckhead
Students help with clean up of engine room
University of NSW student volunteers working on Boat deck
University of NSW students chipping deckhead
       
• August
Weekend 21st-22nd
Alistar repairing stairs to monkey deck
Carlia painting on bridge deck
Daniel cleaning out concrete on port gangway davit
John working on the boat deck heads
Colin setting up the aerial for International Lighthouse Day
Colin and Owen working on radio equipment
Colin checking receiver in Radio Room
Colin operating the radio on Intermational Lighthouse Weekend
Colin talking to a ham radio operator
 
Weekend 7th-8th
Brad repairing railing
Brian and the boys laying plywood
Daniel and his crew
Lowering the plywood
Plywood covering damaged deck
Rudder angle indicator now working
Starboard gangway davit completed
Warwick and Brad doing 'something'
 
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• July
Weekend 24th-25th
Daniel working on Boat Deck
John working on Well Deck railing
Pete checking donated MIG welder
Rotten decking removed from Boat Deck
Tim cleaning off rust before painting hull
Warwick cleaning off rusted metal on the side plates
Warwick working on repaired railing gate
     
Weekend 10th-11th
Night work
Checking the gate
Working on the starboard bridge wing
   
• June
Weekend 26th-27th
Moving the battery box
Battery box moved!
Descaling the deck after battery box move
Cala and John sealing the deck
Crane control unit ready to be lowered to the ship after repairs
Hugh, Pete and Daniel on bridge wing
       
Weekend 12th-13th
Washing the bulkhead
Welding on the bridge deck
Stairs installed
 
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Covered crane
Pete working on davit base
Space for stairs
Warwick working on catwalk
 

• May
Brian, chipping
Painting well underway on Boat Deck
Warwick replacing new air feed pipes
   

• April
Carla and Edna
Brian, checking out the scuppers
John on higher duties
Edna, 'gardening'
John applying undercoat

• March
Visitors from MV Pacific Link
Peter and Warwick lowering more goods
Carla hard at work
Peter working on davit baseplate
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