Working Bee
30/08/08 16:01 Filed in: August
Club spirit prevailed again, another great turnout of
willing and skilled hands and minds to keep the club
facilities up to standard. Weed eater guru David Chin
had the grounds finely trimmed by the time most
arrived. (Thanks for your early start, before
attending family things. Earlier in the year David
enjoyed time (and a little expense too) at his son’s
wedding in Hong Kong, well worth it I’m sure. Two
more weddings to go David?).
John and Ross dealt to the weeds and pruning along with changing room and boat cleaning. A boatshed door was re-hung under the eye of Owen with hammer hands Grant and son. Alex fitted another shelf in the kitchen (for those all too important provisions) and brackets in the shop for lifejacket stowage. The grime on the out side of the clubhouse suffered under the brushes and water blaster wheeled by Danny and Jamie. The flag pole was lowered, prepared for painting when drier and re-erected under the hydraulic arm of Gordon with Shane and sons, John, Jamie, Evan, Matt all lending a hand.
Our true craftsman, Philip showed his skills in doing a repair to an ailing front window frame. The kitchen and lounge undertook a reorganisation and major cleansing from the floor to the ceiling, thanks to Claire and Angela. Matt was more interested in stowing the beer in the right place, while Jamie noted that after the BBQ the sausage supply was gutted, and has his eye on a special from Woolworths to replenish the freezer. Chappy re-cut the awning to better protect the BBQ area.
Believe it or not, as Tom and Glen and son cleaned the patrol boats the water tank ran dry; but our Commodore, Danny, to the rescue and he soon had the water tanker there to refill the tank (but only after John removed a bird from it; not a good place to go nest building!). Finally the windows were cleaned inside and out. All set for the summer season now, starting on Sunday the 7th September with some fun races.
The flagpole will need to be lowered again in a few weeks time when hot and dry; for a final sand before painting, refitting the sprit, pulleys and ropes. We will need a few brush hands to paint the outer walls of the clubhouse too. Watch for notice of this.
John and Ross dealt to the weeds and pruning along with changing room and boat cleaning. A boatshed door was re-hung under the eye of Owen with hammer hands Grant and son. Alex fitted another shelf in the kitchen (for those all too important provisions) and brackets in the shop for lifejacket stowage. The grime on the out side of the clubhouse suffered under the brushes and water blaster wheeled by Danny and Jamie. The flag pole was lowered, prepared for painting when drier and re-erected under the hydraulic arm of Gordon with Shane and sons, John, Jamie, Evan, Matt all lending a hand.
Our true craftsman, Philip showed his skills in doing a repair to an ailing front window frame. The kitchen and lounge undertook a reorganisation and major cleansing from the floor to the ceiling, thanks to Claire and Angela. Matt was more interested in stowing the beer in the right place, while Jamie noted that after the BBQ the sausage supply was gutted, and has his eye on a special from Woolworths to replenish the freezer. Chappy re-cut the awning to better protect the BBQ area.
Believe it or not, as Tom and Glen and son cleaned the patrol boats the water tank ran dry; but our Commodore, Danny, to the rescue and he soon had the water tanker there to refill the tank (but only after John removed a bird from it; not a good place to go nest building!). Finally the windows were cleaned inside and out. All set for the summer season now, starting on Sunday the 7th September with some fun races.
The flagpole will need to be lowered again in a few weeks time when hot and dry; for a final sand before painting, refitting the sprit, pulleys and ropes. We will need a few brush hands to paint the outer walls of the clubhouse too. Watch for notice of this.