There's a free-to-watch spectacle coming up in Brigg that indicates the warmer months of the year are not too far away.
Some people like to take a leisurely walk down the River Ancholme towpath - or the adjoining Ancholme Valley Way footpath and cycle track - to watch the large cranes in action.
Glanford Boat Club members' craft are hoisted from the boatyard back onto the River Ancholme, ready for the boating season. The process is reversed every autumn.
The 2018 Lift In, as they call it, will take place on Saturday, March 17.
We suggest the best time to watch from the other side of the river will be between 9am and 11am.
Glanford Boat Club, founded in 1934, is based on Island Carr, off Bridge Street.
It is located right beside where the Old and New rivers meet at Coal Dyke End, as demonstrated in our picture below.
To find out more about the boat club, do one of the following:
- Call 01652 653412
- Email glanfordboatclub@outlook.com
- Visit the website: http://www.glanfordboatclub.org
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1 comment:
Possibly a good idea to explain the reasons for the lift out/in, Nige.
Apart from offering the opportunity to clean and repair the boat hull, glass reinforced plastic (GRP) is not 100 percent impervious to water/moisture. Invariably a veneer, or gel coat is applied to the surface of the hull, but this can be scratched, or otherwise damaged allowing moisture to penetrate the underlying fibres....excessive moisture can grossly expand the interior fibres and practically ruin a boat hull.
Lifting out allows allows the hull to dry out and hopefully extend the life of the hull.
As GRP hulls are a comparatively building material, from circa 1970's.. no-one really knows how long the material will last, but boats which allow moisture ingestion, or osmosis, can be detroyed/severely damaged fairly quickly if left unchecked.
Wooden chilled boats should be left in the water and only lifted out for the odd repairs, or anti-fouling...
Your Aye, Captain...one-time yachting person...
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