Launch of the new upstream Squib pontoon
The new pontoon was lifted in on Tuesday 20th April and secured to its piles above the lifeboat. A small army of volunteers joined the two halves of the smart new steelwork, bolted on the new floats and finished the decking in the yard, while the crossbeams were slid in place once the pontoon was on its piles. All went well, and everything fitted together, if sometimes reluctantly. Even the crossbeam that inadvertently fell onto one end of the pullover failed to sink it - just!
Tuesday was the culmination of many weeks of steelwork, carpentry and painting by a dedicated band of helpers organised by John Croydon.
How many clubs have the will, talent, facilities and machinery, and financial resources (and luck with the weather) - to undertake such a project effectively?
