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22Nd October 2011 Baragoola Week Ending 23rd October ‘11 In attendance: Nick, Glen, Gary, Ernie, Peter H, Peter C, Ross, Mark, Charlie, Geoff and Lance Visitors: Four Don’t forget that all donations over $2 are now tax deductible – why not do what some of our donors have and set up an automatic payment once a week, fortnight or month ? Last week we had outgoings of $0 and we made $42 (there is some more but it hasn’t been banked yet so will be counted next week). We also gained one new member this week. Later this year we are also booked for a fundraising BBQ at Bunnings Belrose, we have a couple of our members who have volunteered to assist with this event but still need a further four – if you can assist please let us know. This week’s anniversaries: 24/10/1954 – Bellubera returns to service after an extended refit and having new engines fitted. 26/10/1905 – Binngarra (first of the six sisters) runs her sea trials 26/10/1908 – Burra Bra (second of the six sisters) runs her speed trials 29/10/1905 – Binngarra runs her first revenue trip to Manly As you can see, there has been at least one ‘B’ class Manly ferry on Sydney Harbour now for 106 years, quite an amazing record for longevity for the class! All the six vessels tended to enter service around the same time – this was deliberate as it had them operating in time for the peak holiday season when as many boats as possible were needed on the Manly route. On peak days (e.g. Christmas and New Years Day) vessels would not run to a timetable, they would simply fill up and depart and another would move into the wharf. It wasn’t unusual to have a boat leaving Manly or Circular Quay on a frequency of less than ten minutes! Burra Bra – second of the six Binngarra type Manly boats But now, on to the last week – and a very busy one it was with quite a bit accomplished. This week also saw a good turnout of volunteers and we were visited by a fellow making a documentary about our vessel and three VIPs (on Tuesday). Well four actually – but more on that a little later! Peter H was on board late in the week and finished off another section of the roof. A small problem has been noted here with the membrane we are using bubbling in the heat so we will need to change types – initially it was thought it was the black paint that was causing this but closer inspection shows that is not the case unfortunately. Tuesday saw the visit of three people to the vessel early in the morning and they were given the full tour of inspection. After they had left we received a phone call notifying us that very shortly we would have another visitor – somewhat larger than the preceding three! A little while later Nick was alerted to the imminent arrival and jumped into the tinny to get out and get pictures – he took quite a few and they can be seen on our website and also on our Facebook page. That visitor was Narrabeen, third of the Freshwater class of ferries and although not in service at the time Baragoola was withdrawn (she was replaced by Queenscliff) it made for a very interesting juxtaposition of the old and new. The size difference is very noticeable too! Nick commented that if Goola was fully loaded and side by side with the newer boat you could step of her lower deck and onto our upper deck! Narrabeen was being turned to face the correct way (bow first to Manly) and next to Baragoola was as good a place as any to do it. Baragoola and Narrabeen Note the differences in the hull colour – Baragoola uses a lighter green (with a tinge of bronze) known as Rainforest Green whereas the newer vessels use a darker shade. We also uses a lighter cream colouring than does the newer boats and the white bows, so long an eponymous feature of the Manly boats, no longer exist as does not the black and white funnel. Speaking of hulls, we commenced this week to start the work dictated in our last condition report and two new small compression patches were applied by Nick and Geoff on the starboard side of the forward hold; there remains some interior work in this area to be completed. Ernie plans on re-routing the bilge pump line in the battery compartment which will have the result of allowing another hole closed up with a patch as well. All of these are of course well above the waterline and cause no issues for the vessel beyond looking unsightly. Hull work is progressing at a good clip at the moment, although with the pontoon currently not being available it is annoying for the guys to have to stop working to use the boat to run someone over or back home again; the lack of shore access is something we still have to work around. You may recall that Maritime forbade access using the Coal Loader walkway to anyone due to the condition of it. Nick and Geoff patching The photo above also shows some of the external painting done this week by Mark and myself; quite a large section of the upper external deck has received a coat of cream, the support struts are now mostly done in red oxide and you can see where the red oxide trim is being applied at the base of the deckhouse. This is also happening on the other side of the boat too. It’s the trim that really sets things off and “makes” for the look of the vessel. Internally Gary had assistance from Ross and was able to do a significant amount of cabling with two new lights appearing in the walkway outside the end of the Smoking Saloon (looks good through the portholes!) and new switches being installed to control the Main Cabin lighting. The opportunity was also taken to run a line down into the battery compartment (aka Ernie’s office) to provide a power point there. All cabling is being done to Australian standards both in the material used and in the construction of the layout – something that is important both for safety for our crew and for the eventual re-use of the vessel once it is again in survey. A committee meeting on board this weekend also clarified our aims as far as survey is concerned, the level of survey we will eventually go for largely dictates how we proceed with the restoration and gives us clear goals to work towards. As part of this I’ll be conducting a compliance audit this week that will show where we comply with standards and also where we don’t. So still a lot of work ahead of us! Glen and Charlie continued working in the upstairs cabin with the stripping and sanding back of the wooden window frames commenced. This is in itself an immense job with each needing to be stripped and varnished. I can easily see why the Manly company stopped using varnish on the exterior of their boats! Glen also did some more of the second coat (and first in parts) of the trim and the deck is starting to look very nice in its’ simple Edwardian elegance. Nearly completed aft end of the upper deck cabin There’s still a fair swag of work to be done up here and of course the trim is the fiddly bit – the saying “the devil’s in the detail” applies in spades on the old girl! Earlier on Saturday (before heading to the outside area) Mark applied a second coat of cream aft and port in this area and then continued to do another long section in its first coat of cream. Much attention is currently being given this deck and the biggest part (deckhead repair and painting) still lies ahead and we’d appreciate one or two more to assist with these tasks in particular. But it is coming along rapidly and we hope to see a completion to the major tasks here fairly soon. Port side looking after, new trim applied to skirting boards Window frame and surrounds in the process of being stripped Further work was done on the forward exterior of this cabin with two of the window frames gaining their red oxide paint. Forward end of the upstairs cabin As usual we were quite the destination this weekend with several small craft and various ferries calling by to see the work being done. All this attention is great – it raises our awareness and also provides a strong impetus to the crew to do the exterior work that makes the boat look attractive. To this end on Sunday a section of the port bulwarks received a further coat of green, so far it had one (hurriedly applied) very early in the piece to improve the looks from a distance, however now it is time to do the job properly. This weekend we also received a donation of 20 metres of hardwood. This will be used to repair the bad sections of the railings and they’ll be varnished. With the brass end caps back in place they should look pretty stunning. Unfortunately this sort of timber is hard to come by these days – common when this lady was built, there is now little call on most vessels for heavy timberwork and we will of course need more.
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