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Cloth Replacement

By 2006 the cloths were long overdue for replacement with more holes apperaing in them each time the boat was used. We had no luck in finding black canavas so we made the decision to buy synthtic cloths for the first time. The material is 'Regentex' which we had recently seen on 'Kildare' - Preidents butty. The main cloth replacement was carried out over two days, one day in May at Little Venice and another day a couple of weeks later at Brentford after a Tideway trip.
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Martin put on the new top cloths a couple of weeks earlier when the boat was at Winkwell.
Martin put on the new top cloths a couple of weeks earlier when the boat was at Winkwell.		 Getting the boat ready at Little Venice
Getting the boat ready at Little Venice		 View from the front
View from the front		 Graham removes the old battens ...
Graham removes the old battens ...
... helped by Helen
... helped by Helen		 Cleaning up the Gunwhale
Cleaning up the Gunwhale		 The toilet compartment as not often seen!
The toilet compartment as not often seen!		 View along the Gunwhale
View along the Gunwhale
The new bottom cloth laid out
The new bottom cloth laid out		 We will need to add a bit to the front cloth!
We will need to add a bit to the front cloth!		 Nailing down the new cloth
Nailing down the new cloth		 It started to rain(Hard)
It started to rain(Hard)
Fixing the batten to the front curved section
Fixing the batten to the front curved section		 Two weeks later at Brentford we take off the other bottom cloth
Two weeks later at Brentford we take off the other bottom cloth		 Martin cleans up the old battens
Martin cleans up the old battens		 Graham shows Sally & Helen how to splice
Graham shows Sally & Helen how to splice
Putting it into practice (It had started to rain!)
Putting it into practice (It had started to rain!)		 The rain meant that we had to put the top cloths back on ASAP
The rain meant that we had to put the top cloths back on ASAP		 The curved front section was the hardest bit
The curved front section was the hardest bit		 Almost finished
Almost finished
A soggy crew finish the job
A soggy crew finish the job
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