Due to the commodores ball taking place Saturday evening, there will be no work party on Saturday morning. If you still feel like grinding/cutting you’re most welcome to continue the progress. If you have questions of what to do, reach out!
Hi, there was a clipboard hanging on the bulletin board in the workshop with a place to record/request items that are needed for the shop and to record if they had been obtained. This was useful - can we get it back, please?
Hi everyone, there’s a few last minute things to get done before Thursday when hinges will get installed for the new fingers on A dock. We like any one comfortable with using a grinder to come give us a hand tomorrow after work (4-6pm) with finishing.
Thank you!
Big things are happening in the next month! We've started to prep A dock for the installation of Fingers and will soon shift them from their storage location in Colwood to Lang Cove for installation.
What this means for you:
The western side of A dock will have work underway sporadically as our rock anchors and brackets are installed. Please don't park any boats there. There will be machinery working on A dock, so be aware that you might not have unfettered access at all times.
While our volunteers did a great job grinding down some metal protrusions today, there is a possibility that anything coming in contact with the west side of A dock could be damaged by either bare concrete or that metal.
For the reasons above, club boats going to/from A dock should be parked on the East side, next to Volovent III (pictured)
Volunteer support will…
I've replaced the fuel filter, air filter, and spark plug in the A dock generator. It is still not running properly. I've ordered a fuel pump and the shop may be without power until the fuel pump arrives.
If the other generator can be found, I may be able to provide the shop with the bare neccessities such as lighting and some 120 volt plugs. No promises, as it's more complex than it sounds.
Today we could not get the main generator on A dock to stay running - it kept stalling after 15-60 seconds of running. We spent a while troubleshooting and concluded likely the fuel supply is blocked. Checked a few hoses to no avail. The manual says to get it serviced if the fuel filter needs replacement (but we're not certain that's the issue). To compound the problem, someone has borrowed the portable generator (2000W hand-carry model) that usually lives in the generator shed. It's not there, and has been gone for at least a week Whoever has it on their boat, or at home, please bring it back ASAP.
We've located the portable 2kW generator, and it's now sitting in the generator shed. Please, everyone, if you borrow tools/eqpt, then return them when you leave the dock.
Looking at the weather tomorrow, being favorable for diving. I will at the club at 0930 to change zincs. Any member who wishes to have their zincs changed please message me, 236-508-6531 and I will put you on the list. This being a fundraiser for Able Sail Victoria I ask that you donate, minimum $75 for two shaft zincs changed, $100 for shaft and propeller zincs.
Where we are scheduling multiple boats and are not getting out of the water between boats you will need to be at your boat to hand us the zincs you require changed.
The custom hinge plates for mounting fingers to the west side of A dock are now here, and stacked beside the Race Hut.
Hey folks,
someone put two small propane bottles in the garbage on A dock. Propane bottles do not go in the garbage or recycling. Please dispose of them properly - you can take them them Hartland.
We'll be monitoring dock movements over the stormy winter season, using these Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) Loggers. You'll see them mounted on posts, with several LEDs blinking merrily. The purpose is to measure how much movement the various docks experience during high winds, to help design the joints between the docks and the spine.
Currently we have deployed a logger at the N and S ends of A dock, and the E and W ends of the Spine. The loggers record data to an accuracy of about +/- 50cm, once per second. They don't transmit any data - just record it on an internal memory card. For more technical details, google the logger "Columbus P-10 Pro"
Please don't disturb the loggers. I'll provide updates of our data as we collect and process it. Thanks!
Here's a look at the first bit of data, during the period 6 - 8 Nov 2025. We had a blow of about 25 kt (based on WeatherUnderground: Constance Cove) on 7 Nov, from the SE. I've overlaid the GNSS positions (black circles) on a satellite GoogleMaps layer. The max range of motion recorded was 7m.
Lots more experimenting and recording to come. Next I'll record at several of the rock anchors, to confirm the magnitude of position drift from the GNSS. We'll also want to record at D dock, and during some stronger winds.
Thanks Kurtis! Any way there’s water in the fuel? Just thinking after all this rain.