Biennial maintenance work on Slipway in October 2022,
Superb prep job by the historic Townsville boatyard and International Paint Products applied by our two excellent international work experience volunteers Olaf and Michael, guided by the leading hands of Capt Iris and Capt Jon.
It made our return to the water the big splash of the season.
Since then Bulwalks Scuppers and non slip deck coatings are on track to finish in June.
To the sunset and beyond
Horseshoe Bay Home Base HB CMM Inc
Please view this Sea –Simulator in Panorama. Essentially max enlarge this image of a captive reef at AIM5 Today 14/04/2023
A selective climate and Sea-sim Facility challenge.
For the past 12 months RRAP has been putting reef restoration and adaptation proposals under pique review.
In the not so very recent past a half life time ago when we were searching for where we are going. Before ipoD Days before Garmin I remember that because I was at sea and my Day’s work was to find my X : my lat/long : my updated last position X/Y
Assuming that l got yesterday’s X within reason, l had to deduce reckon from a log of course and speed over 24 hrs from 16.00 hrs PZX yesterday until Today.
A sextant sun sight to capture the horizon angle @ 10.00am c/f. an afternoon 14.00 solar angle, Can actually put you @ X. After a days work.
X Somewhere important along a Line of Position, and in a bit of a cocked hat of uncertainty you are about there on a paper chart.
Plotted by instruments l played Compass & HB pencil.
I would proceed from standing on deck with a time and an angle , to work on , with my almanac and sight reduction tables , reduce and deduce and with HB pencil produce , a Line of Position.
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the forces of uninterested Power are not listening to the Scientists Warning the World
From Aspen trees dying due to a lack of Wolves…
To Wild Fires and ecosystem destruction met with dis-interest in Policy commitments from policy makers.
Carbon Bombs are Not unlike the nuclear threat
Scaling Carbon reversal and reversing away from a fossil fuel future.
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All hands on deck
HB has had her bottom painted recoated with 45 liters of Interswift
A new Black Antifouling Paint from International Paints Ray Jones Drive Cairns . After 2 years of seatime .
A team of seven dusted off the 2 year old barnacled bottom with careful precision on the first day at the historic Sth Townsville Slipways. Hiho-
Its off to work we went for a further 5 days until the ordeal was complete..
6 days on the Hard and we got her bottom smooth again.
Tight as the Drums of MER ,and thanks to 5 drums of International Interswift anti-fouling protection.
The November mission to repaint HB approaches
PPE Overalls and Boots are necessary at the South Townsville Slipway Workplace
Induction to the quality AZKO International Paint products.
Accomodation at the workplace commences November 2.
Vessel HB returns to the water for seatrials with the refit crew for a week at sea in the Barrier Reef and Palm Island group to the North of Magnetic Island.
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Comes a time when you are searching
Comes a time for some feathering
November two the gathering
of Crew together.
Magnetic Island Marina
Bosun’s mate /apprentice
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Seatime exchanges after ship returns to the water.
