Pulling down the Jetty
Every year with the approach of winter,people who use the jetty that Sture uses have to dismantle the jetty and stash it ashore. Otherwise, if the bay ices over, it could cause irreparable damage to the jetty. This is a chronicle of the jetty dismantling of 2005.
Before any serious work could start on dismantling the jetty, someone had to save a boat that had gotten away from a hauling out procedure (the mechanics of which were covered in a previous edition of this blog) gone bad. The choices were pretty simple, either let the boat drift on out to sea, or swim after it. Being the most intrepid of the bunch, Sture sway after it. The water was about 13-14 C -- brrr, I would have had to pay for a new boat.
The work crew is getting ready after Sture's bracing swim.
The work crew is dismantling the pontoon portion of the jetty. The pontoons are filled with styrofoam, so they have a lot of flotation.
The pontoon framework has not been unbolted from the rest of the jetty assembly. The crew is having to be pretty lively as they work the pontoon underneath the jetty to break it free.
Everyone is having a look while two of the younger guys work on breaking the pontoon free.
In the meantime Sture helps get the rollers ready to move the pontoon ashore for some work and docking.
The crew have broken the pontoon raft free.
There is some expert opinions being expressed about what to do about the rest of the jetty.
They are heading for shore.
Just about to shore.
The work gang is working hard to get the pontoon up on the rollers.
The gang is taking a breather by putting part of the jetty up on high ground.
Here they are back to the real work of pulling the pontoon float ashore.
Well, a big effort was required to tip the pontoon up and prop it up so that they could scrape off the barnacles.
Many hands make light work.
Now after another big effort, the other side is ready for scraping.
Here is a class A barnacle scraper: it is about the size of your hand.
Here comes the big effort: levering the pontoon float onto the rock.
The crew puts the final bit of the jetty on top of the other piece.
The pontoon has been secured.
Let Sweden's winter do its worst. The jetty is safe. This all took about two hours with 8-10 guys.
Before any serious work could start on dismantling the jetty, someone had to save a boat that had gotten away from a hauling out procedure (the mechanics of which were covered in a previous edition of this blog) gone bad. The choices were pretty simple, either let the boat drift on out to sea, or swim after it. Being the most intrepid of the bunch, Sture sway after it. The water was about 13-14 C -- brrr, I would have had to pay for a new boat.
The work crew is getting ready after Sture's bracing swim.
The work crew is dismantling the pontoon portion of the jetty. The pontoons are filled with styrofoam, so they have a lot of flotation.
The pontoon framework has not been unbolted from the rest of the jetty assembly. The crew is having to be pretty lively as they work the pontoon underneath the jetty to break it free.
Everyone is having a look while two of the younger guys work on breaking the pontoon free.
In the meantime Sture helps get the rollers ready to move the pontoon ashore for some work and docking.
The crew have broken the pontoon raft free.
There is some expert opinions being expressed about what to do about the rest of the jetty.
They are heading for shore.
Just about to shore.
The work gang is working hard to get the pontoon up on the rollers.
The gang is taking a breather by putting part of the jetty up on high ground.
Here they are back to the real work of pulling the pontoon float ashore.
Well, a big effort was required to tip the pontoon up and prop it up so that they could scrape off the barnacles.
Many hands make light work.
Now after another big effort, the other side is ready for scraping.
Here is a class A barnacle scraper: it is about the size of your hand.
Here comes the big effort: levering the pontoon float onto the rock.
The crew puts the final bit of the jetty on top of the other piece.
The pontoon has been secured.
Let Sweden's winter do its worst. The jetty is safe. This all took about two hours with 8-10 guys.posted by Ben Colin Freasier | 1:47 AM
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