All moorings inspected as Moorings officer has informed us / 33club and 3 private in 2 days not bad going .
When I got back from the north sea , I removed the old steel guide pin from the pontoon , and got Stuart at Chisholm’s to engineer a new one , longer this time to allow for extremely high tides , but not fool proof if we have very stormy conditions at the same time .
The pontoons took a good battering on Monday (an Easterly ) saying that myself and Ruairidh took a battering also , one dingy getting damaged after being sucked under , pontoon lost 2 pins (now replaced ) and the outer end weld broke which I fixed with a bit of chain temporarily . all still useable and should last us this season .
The slip I honestly had no time , we moved the astro turf to one side on the slip and narrowed it to allow people to drag their dingys up and down with a bit of ease .
But the shingle etc needs removed to allow it to be jet washed to clean the weed away , there is a bit of a hole needs filled in ( I did it sorry) and the rest of the shingle can be used to repair the edge of the drive into the club , before it gets undermined. If a small team got together guidelines etc for covid , contact David Southcott for his availability and tractor (it worked very well last year) if possible scrape under the last section of pontoon and stick a few wee sections of astro turf to protect the floats .
The top car park has the potentional new pontoon (floats pending) parked but still allowing parking (angle and reverse of course) if going on a trip , but should seek alternative parking if for a very long trip .
The club has removed a few wrecks and boats that were of no use but deteriating , thank you to the persons who dealt with all the issues that go with dealing with removals and further removals pending , and in making a bit of money for our Club at the same time (which is needed for the work scope pending for the Jetty and other shoring up jobs in the future} .
Jobs needing done in the future would be completing the Skiff , see Dave Southcott if you have free hands for a small while or a long while .
The Clubhouse needs a freshen up outside , and it looks like the skiff shed also needs a freshen up , but to be honest lets enjoy that bit of relaxation first , and if you are keen let us know , material will be provided , and you can crack on .
I would also like to thank Joyce , boat clubs next door Neighbor for looking after and providing the flower arrangements .
Use government guidelines when around the club , use hand sanitiser etc and safe distancing , please stay safe folks and enjoy the club ,
Thank you for all your help so far , and appreciate all your help in the future ,
Regards GBC Commodore ,
Angus MacInnes.