1st December 2009

With the help of the working party a start is made on dismantling the veranda. Temporary supports are made for the crows nest and for the lean to roof. The railings are removed and some pices of oak decking used to make temporary barriers between the door and the changing rooms. The railings sit on a piece of 3x3 timber, when I take this off I find rot near the oar store in the oak beam to which the swinging arms were attached. Over about a foot the rot has destroyed half the beam for the top 3 inches! However the rest of the beam looks relatively good.