Time for a rest

It's been over 2 years since Ishtar was last on dry land. We'd thought about bringing her out this winter for some new antifoul and a general tidy up, possibly some more major work too if we could find the money. When I mentioned November to our compound master I nearly had to call an ambulance.

It was out for a month now, or wait until March. That was too late, so hasty arrangements were made.

We arrived at the club 08:00 this morning and got Ishtar ready. We'd left our cradle at the club 2 years ago. I found it and reattached a couple of pads. The compound guys turned up at 10, and we eased Ishtar into the hoist.

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The club uses a tractor to move the hoist, and this is attached to a powerful winch when lifting in and out using the club slipway. Up she came.

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A spot of deft manoeuvring by Ian on the Tractor, and Ishtar was inched backwards towards her cradle:

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 Wedges, blocks, and a fair bit of 'Is she standing up straight?' type questions and that was that. Louise started tidying, I started making a list of jobs to be done. As we readied the car to leave, a small black person rushed to the bows, with a 'Have you forgotten something' look on his face!

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