Vuda Point, Lift out and in

Oyster Moon
Paul Foskett & Rhu Nash
Mon 30 Jul 2012 00:00
25th July – 30th July.
 
Oyster Moon was lifted out of the water, early on Wednesday morning, for scrub off and anti-fouling.  No blue paint available so we had a single coat of black put on.  A recent anti-fouling is required for Australia, however if they see any mussels etc. we will be required to be lifted out again.  You then have to pay for disposable of waste scrub off water (expensive).  We only had one coat put on as intend to get lifted out and stored on the hard whilst travelling around Australia.
 
Here’s a bit of a dirty hull.
 
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Goose barnacle and coral (the round patches) growth on the hull.  We managed to keep the water line fairly clean but these guys and gals escaped our (well Paul’s) regular purges.
 
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There are several pits in the coral here, which are used to store boats during the hurricane season.
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One of the boats in hurricane pit.
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A clean Oyster Moon being transported to cradle.
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A nicely painted Oyster Moon:
 
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We were finally re-lauched at about 4pm. A slight delay as we had to wait for holding tank valve to be replaced. Whilst here we have decided to have davits made for the stern of the boat. We will still have to store the dingy of the deck during passages, but it will make launching dingy a lot easier in the meantime.
 
Back in the water, stern to with all the stern guard rails removed.
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