Beez Haul
Skipper and First Mate Millard (Big Bear and Pepe)
Date 2011-08-08
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Beez Neez Haul
Out
  Amazing how easy it was to get Beez out of her
tight spot on B19 WITH a bow thruster, newly fixed, and thanks to Jim. We got
a view of the end of the creek as we waited to fuel
up. The dredger barge went past and waved. It is important to us that
we leave the girl full of diesel - no room for condensation. Once fuelled
the boys asked that I back in to the crane slip. Ah-Oh.
    Beez went in
beautifully in reverse. Big Dan gave the all clear and John began to lift
her. Marvellous. All well so far.
  Bear watched, John
muttered
  Itch-arses licked their
lips
   Meanwhile the dredger man had come
in, dozer man got to work and the
lorry got filled with waste. Down Beez came. Time for Bear to fiddle
about some more.
    More fiddling,
more muttering from John. Bear had to take down the
fore stay (front sail contraption). Minutes passed, more tools went to
the front of the girl, eventually a hammer. I went below and had time to prepare
a sweet and sour chicken and get it to the boil before it was time to turn the
girl round and come in frontwards.
 This time, once again
under Big Dan's watchful eye, up and off
  Yet more mud
coming in and Beez shows some of her own, known as the ICW
Beard
 A relieved Bear and John
gives her a good going with the power hose   Just a very few
barnacles on her hull, but maybe they are the reason the log wasn't working   First wash done, it was
time to trundle down the yard and in to her space
 In place
amongst her new American friends. If she needs Scottish humour, Hunda is seven
boats along from her
 All settled and
happy
ALL IN
ALL ALWAYS A BIT OF A WORRYING TIME
THE BOYS WERE VERY CAREFUL WITH BEEZ
NEEZ
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