Bottom cleaned and antifouled

The yard foreman greets us in the afternoon
 on the high tide and helps us get positioned correctly on the cradle 

Each winter it is one of our "traditions" to run the mother ship 45 minutes North to the nearest marine haul out for our annual inspection and painting of the hull.
So with the Christmas break looming its an ideal time of the year to haul Fortius out the water before the 2012 session starts. Captain Tuc had several maintenance projects in mind... Pressure wash, installing new anodes and sea cocks, polish the hull and applying new anti fouling, bilge pumps to fix and rewire due to too many dead sandeels being sucked in..... etc etc... 
After 3 weekends work Fortius is now ready to go back in the water looking very smart with her new coat of anti fouling

A clean bottom is always a good thing
Good for another year!

 Haul Out Completed! Ready to Splash



Plans are already in the making for a spot of festive fishing on this week, so keeping an eye on the forecast with fingers crossed that the wind drops for next week.