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“TUG TALK” August 2011 Newsletter of the Vintage Steam Tug

William C Daldy Preservation Society Inc. __________________________________________

PRESIDENT’S REPORT

Hello all, midwinter is not the time for major renovations but it is the only time when these jobs can be done, so thanks to crew members who brave the elements and come down and help during this year’s lay up. Our Patron Keith Ingram has been at it again helping to smooth the way, and is working behind the scenes at very high levels. We as a society are very fortunate to have such a dedicated person as Patron. Bevan is doing a sterling job, one that is quite thankless, looking after our interests on board and getting value for the money we get in grants, as is Richard who very quietly keeps impeccable records, and has his finger on our spending, and keeps me informed weekly on our situation. Thanks to you both for your dedication. Not to leave out our other crew members, that live somewhere below decks, and make strange noises, and are always trying to disguise themselves with soot and grease,(which according to someone who shall remain nameless) smear the offending disguise all around the deck, I don’t believe this is the case at all, I think they have a secret stash and can’t walk straight, and bump into said objects unintentionally> Anyway a big thank you to all crew. We are nearly at the end of our winter work and will need a big effort from all to get the ship ready for our sailings, starting on the 9th September, SO PLEASE contact Bevan and come on down, We missed out on our grant from Sky City, but we will try again for next year, you can’t win them all.

That’s all from me,

See you soon, Alex Alex Alex Alex

THANK YOU CRUISE, April 16

The “thank you” cruise held on Saturday April 16 proved to be the last trip for the summer season. We had 60 of our major funders and supporters on board for the afternoon, a rather wet and breezy trip. Afternoon tea for the guests and crew was provided by James Archibald of Gumdiggers Restaurant.

It was a short two-hour trip but there was plenty of time for the sponsors to look over the tug and to talk about future planning. All on board reported a most enjoyable time and were pleased to see the tug in such good order and looking quite smart.

Alex and Richard with Chris Darby

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We would like to thank all crew for their efforts, particularly the Galley crew – Beverley Minton, Dot Woollacott, Wendy Volkov and Kristina Frydberg who served up the delicious fare. Special thanks go to James Archibald for his continued catering support to the William C Daldy. ___________________________________________

Trial of smokeless carbonettes

Prior to the April 16 trip, Terry Carroll arranged stokers to light up the boilers using carbonettes. The objective was to trial fuel that would produce minimal smoke when firing the boilers and make it more acceptable if or when we are able to tie up for periods at the city wharves. Two fires were lit as usual, one in each boiler, but using carbonettes instead of coal. The 600kg of carbonettes donated by Solid Energy Ltd. for the test lasted about six hours of gentle firing, by which time the boilers were warming up nicely.

Al Rolls firing with carbonettes Steam raising continued using coal. The pressure gauges were just lifting off the pins the evening of the day before sailing. Terry monitored the smoke from the funnel during the trial and was pleased to see only wispy white haze/smoke from the funnel during the trial and it was deemed a success. The carbonettes burn differently to coal, needing changes to the way the fires are managed. We are grateful to Solid Energy Ltd for the supply of carbonettes for the trial.

Winter Layup and Work on the Tug

Work on the fiddley: The screen across the front of the wheel house is being restored, the stanchions are being blasted, built up by welding where necessary and galvanised. The oak tongue and grove screen is being replaced with Tasmanian oak. The navigation light boxes are being altered so that the mushroom vents for the port locker and the forward galley will fit under them – much safer as the vents can’t be tripped over. It will also make it easier putting in the navigation lights and taking them out. The deck itself is being extended by 100mm to open up the space a bit more for passengers. This will have a double benefit by overhanging all the compartment doors below to protect them from bad weather.

At the aft end of the fiddley the extension will go out to the gunwale providing a larger area to land the gangway and meaning that the gap at the inboard end will be fully over deck and not open space and will allow us to close up the gaps either side of the gangway to make it safer.

The engine room and boiler room vents are being removed, restored and galvanised, with new 230V AC motors being installed in the boiler room vents.

Simon Vasey installing the vent motors We have removed the lifejacket locker from behind the wheel house and are looking at a more easily accessed site for the lifejackets. The steam waste pipe is being fixed along with the base cover on it and the ship’s whistle. The main galley skylight base is being rebuilt and then installed further inboard so that the new timber decking won’t pass between it and the top of the boiler house. It will open up the space a bit more for passengers. The water tanks are being moved so that their bases and all their pipe work go through the top of the boiler house and not into the various compartments beneath them. This will mean fewer places the new deck timber will have to be cut through. The starboard water tank is being blasted and repaired before being painted with special potable water tank paint; and should remove all the rust and old concrete flakes from our cuppas. P.2

The port and starboard washroom mushroom vents along with all the others are being blasted and galvanised and will be reinstalled as far as practicable into the corner of the washroom to reduce the trip hazard that they pose. All odd ringbolts and the like will be removed and only those needed to secure the gangways will be reinstated. The derrick has been removed and will be blasted before any running repairs are carried out and then painted. The stag horns used for securing the gangway lifting tackle have been removed and will be blasted and painted before being reinstalled either side of the derrick foot. The funnel guys are being checked and repaired or replaced as needed, along with the bottle screws. They will be positioned slightly better so they are even and slightly more out of the passenger’s way. The rust across the deck behind the skippers cabin along with the rest of the deck will be blasted and new steel welded in to stop the rust reoccurring. The deck on top of the boiler house behind the funnel will be patched and then doubled to give us a nice clean deck, and painted with non-skid paint for passengers to board on. Work to be done by crew over winter: All the forward accommodation ladders are to be cleaned, filled where necessary and given a very, very light sand then 2 coats of varnish. The aft ladders will be cleaned and painted ‘Daldy Blue’. While the ventilators are out of the way, a concerted effort needs to be made on the rear of the Skipper’s cabin as it will never be this easy to get to again. The sides and sliding doors also need to be done, as this is easier without the ladders in place.

A lot of work has been done to the boat over the last 3 and a bit months, so it will look different to some of you, unfortunately the decking for the fiddley had to be put on hold as the timber supplier failed to deliver the bulk of the timber order. Apart for that hiccup, things have and hopefully we will have the decks looking respectable by the start of the season.

PLEASE, can we have a good turn out each weekend from now until the season starts in mid September. There is a lot of cleaning to do in each of the compartments along the sides of the boiler room that need to washed out prior to painting – washrooms, heads and the galleys, and if time allows the boiler room lobbies and the port locker. It’s vital that we get people turning up for the Saturday working bees but some Sundays as well, from now until we sail as we are counting down to the season’s start and are getting behind in our work.

Please let me know if you can make it and what weekends you can work so I can work out what we can tackle and what we will have to leave unfinished. I don’t mind when you were here last or if you can come for only a few hours, every hour worked is work that gets done and if we get a good turnout, we will have the boat looking better than at any time in living memory. Something we can all be very proud of.

Cheers, BBBBeeeevvvvaaaannnn Marine Superintendent

WANTED URGENTLY

We have a parcel of new decking timber (Iroko) that needs to be stored for a period of 8-10 months. The stack measures 3.4m x 400mm and the planks would need to be separated with fillets to allow air to circulate, covered and stored out of direct sunlight. If you can help, please contact Bevan Tinker or Alex Franklin.

UPCOMING SAILINGS & CHARTERS __________________________________________

Confirmed sailings are as follows;

Auckland City’s Heritage festival 2011

September 17, Saturday Three trips 10.00am, 12.00 &, 2.00pm passengers embark from Princes Wharf

September 24, Saturday ) Three daily sailings

October 1, Saturday ) as above

Ports of Auckland staff trip

October 9, Saturday, 10.30am to 1.30pm embarking from Princes Wharf

Could crew members please put these dates in your diary and contact the relevant Superintendent if you can assist in the engine room, stoking, deck crew, catering or other capacity. ____________________________________________

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Big News on the Devonport Wharf ! It has been announced the Auckland Council is to refurbish the wharf in a two-stage upgrade that will see visible improvements before the Rugby World Cup 2011, significant structural and facilities improvements commencing in 2012.

Chris Darby, Chair of the Devonport-Takapuna Local Board noted “This is the first significant maintenance programme for the wharf in the last 20 years, which will benefit both daily commuters and the heritage tourism potential of Devonport Village”. Some minor improvements are also planned for Victoria Wharf prior to RWC 2011, and further improvements to it will be investigated at a later stage. . From: The Devonport Speculator, July 05,2011

Recently, additional fixed bollards have been installed preventing all vehicles onto Victoria Wharf - Ed.

You can access upcoming sailings and events, confirmed & unconfirmed sailings, recent notices on the Web site–www.daldy.com.by clicking "Member's Area" on the right-hand menu at the top of the front page. This area is password controlled. The password for all members is "wcd1935" (all in lower case).

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Tug Talk Newsletter If not delivered, please return to: William C Daldy Preservation Society Inc. PO Box 32033, Devonport North Shore City 0744, New Zealand

August 2011

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Treasurer Richard Parmee 021 659 800 rosecentre@xtra.co.nz

Engineering Superintendent Terry Carroll 298 7609 ntcarroll@slingshot.co.nz Charter Secretary Courtney Edmonds (09) 309 7526 Mob: 021 1180838 tripleexpansion@gmail.com Catering & Galley Superintendent to be appointed

Society Archivist Neil Hudson (09) 407 1052 Newsletter Editor Don Henwood 483 7130 adhenwood@vodafone.co.nz

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Patron Keith Ingram

Your 2010-2011 Executive & Committee

President Alex Franklin Mob: 0275 688 623 afrankli@manukau.ac.nz Vice President Stephen Anderson (W) 373 3386 (H) 575 9501 stevelaw@hathi.co.nz Marine Superintendent Bevan Tinker Mob: 021 801 402 bevanct@yahoo.com Secretary & Publicity Officer Beverley Minton 021 156 112 (H) 479 1902 bevmint@xtra.co.nz