Lifter Returns
Beez Neez now Chy Whella
Big Bear and Pepe Millard
Tue 20 Jan 2015 23:57
Lifter of Opua Returns with a New
Block
There I was sitting staring at a
spreadsheet – Bear had gone off to see an electrickery man ashore. Suddenly
there were clanks and groans, Beez shifted a few feet and I shot out like a
meercat to find Lifter settling in beside
her friend, a new block on board.
Within minutes Chris and Matt got to work. Bear got home finding it hard
to dock with Baby Beez as we were wiggling about a fair bit. Up and down went
the piles in the front corners, once secure Chris swung the crane into
action.
Quite something to watch the old block appear.
Once aboard
Lifter Matt went to work.
Our old block shows wear on the fixing hoop where the chain attaches to the two ton
concrete block. The boys measured it on Monday and it was shy by
5mm.
Matt put a new
shackle on our new block and welded it shut.
All done, down
went the new block.
With a wave, they
were off.
ALL IN ALL SOMETHING VERY
DIFFERENT TO WATCH
VERY QUICK
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