Page 90 - It's a Rum Life Book 3 "Ivy House Tales 1970 to 1984"

It was a very large plastic fertilizer
sack, cut open and well wound
around the propeller shaft.

It could never have come off on its
own and would eventually have
locked up the propeller drive
completely. Using a bread knife
that gave me a long reach and
serrated blade it took almost an
hour to clear the debris.

All secured once again we could
move out of our temporary haven
and join the rest of the club in the centre of “the Wash”. When the tide falls away here, it
reveals huge areas of golden sand, plenty of room for games of cricket and barbecues.

Seals were now playing around the boats and with the sun gleaming it was another world.
After a few hours, we decided to head back to the river mouth to get over the bar and
access the lock gates at first level in the evening.

For those of you who wish a little more boating knowledge, Vesta was carvel built of
mahogany on oak. 'Carvel' built means that the planks of the hull butt up to each other and
form a smooth finish. Vesta’s planks were from mahogany. 'Clinker built' like the two small
rowing boats is where the planks overlap all along the hull and form a stepped like finish.
“On oak” means that the boat had an oak frame or internal structure.

Picture: Vesta with her new wheelhouse about to go to her new owners.

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