Maintenance Continues 19th December 2013

Lower Leg (inverted) rubbed down primed and then resprayed with Trilux



Prop rubbed clean of weed and barnies ready to be reinstalled




Ram Arms rubbed down & resprayed ready for re assembly

Progress on servicing the leg is continuing, hopefully re-assembly of the water pump and upper drive unit will be done in the next week.

Then the big job, that of strapping the old antifoul from the Hull.... just need some stable weather....!

Annual Lift Out at ECA Langstone 1st Dec 2013

GP being maneuvered into place

Not much room between GP & Inca

I removed the prop, leg in need of some TLC

PTQ 59 PHOTO for HMS Temeraire Nov 3rd 2013

Kevin and his Passout Team PTQ59 on board Greek Princess
in Langstone Harbour

Storm Protection at the Marina- 27th October 2013

Just returned form the Marina after adding extra lines and taking down the canopy. I got out the Storm Tonneau, as we've been lashed all day with F9 storm force winds, with F11/12 predicted overnight...Wow!

Tonneau on to reduce windage!

Canopy down to reduce wind on the vessel

Doubled up lines on the SW corner

7th September 2013 Making Permanent Dock Lines

Spent the afternoon (finally) making up Permanent Dock Lines, splicing ends the eyelets and shackling to the dock, it took several hours but by the end I was getting faster....just three more to go.

Just preparing for the onslaught of winter in a month or two and a few Northerly's blowing down Langstone Harbour, lets hope the splicing holds.....!

Three Lines Done

Shackled Ends

Spliced End and Eyelet

No more re-setting the lines on our return to our mooring

Bembridge IOW Aug 31st to Sept 1st

We had a quick night away to Bembridge before they return to school on the 4th, the weather this summer continues to shine

Little Zena onboard

Nanny Zena at St Helens 

Bembridge with the Nab Tower 

Bembridge Harbour

Jude & Little Zena at St Helens

The full team

August Bank Holiday Gosport Get Away

We decided to get away to Haslar Marina Gosport for a few days and had intended to head for Bucklers Hard Beaulieu but the weather was so good we decided to chill out for the weekend and take in some rays, on Tuesday 27th we picked up Jude from Portsmouth and took him to HMS Alliance the submarine Museum at Haslar.

Anyone for Cheese & Wine?

I don't mind if I do!

Captain Zena

Just cleaned Greek Princess

So hot the roof came back..very Rare!

The Spinnaker Tower view-able from the Haed 

Turned GP to clean the Starboard side

All Polished looking like new

Sun Rise over Portsmouth Harbour

Sun Rise at Haslar

Jude testing out the torpedo

Dive Dive Dive...

Captain Green on HMS Alliance

Mr Green checking out the heads

Look Dad I look like you

Summer Holiday with the Grand Kids August 2013

We spent our family holiday on the Isle of Wight visiting Yarmouth & East Cowes over eight days, and going to many attractions (as you do) to keep the little ones amused. We had a great time and the weather was very kind, weve been enjoying the best summer in the UK for many years.

Fireworks over Cowes

Fireworks over Cowes

The Red Arrows over Cowes

Greek Princess in Yarmouth

Moored in Yarmouth

Little Zena

Jude

Nanny Zena

Zena at Sunset

Zena at Sunset

The Gang

The Gang with Grandad

Zena and the team

Judes pic

Sisters!

The Kids

R & Z

Honor in the chair lift

Jude 

Trouble!!!!!!!!!!

Jude in the Zorb

Honor in the Zorb

Jude at Alum Bay

Sharing a laugh

Little Zena

The Kids at Godshill Model Village

I'm a Giant

I'm Victorian..!

Don't take my pic

Smiler

The gang watching fireworks

Yarmouth front

Honor & Jude waiting to Zorb

The team at the model village Godshill

The gang

The washing's out at East Cowes