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The latest news, keeping


residents and harbour users up to date.


BY ROB EVERITT • DEPUTY HARBOUR MASTER I


t has been another busy summer for Dart Harbour. The Port of Dartmouth Royal Regatta as always was a busy period for us supporting water borne activities and berthing the many race boats and visiting yachts who came here to enjoy the festivities. The yacht taxi has been extremely busy and at times we operated 3 taxi’s to cope with the demand. Hopefully, the town has benefited from the visiting yachts. As far as safety is concerned, some of the trends of previous years were repeated with quite a few unlit vessels and sadly, an increase in incidents of speeding. We are committed to doing all in our power to reduce incidents of speeding, not just because of the obvious dangers to individuals and property but also because of the significant impact for the environment.


New water taxi Our new water taxi is now in service. Her arrival was delayed by Covid but she was ready just in time for regatta. We approached local primary schools to suggest names and Kingswear Primary School put forward some options. The name ‘ARIES’ was selected. Some of the children will be invited to officially name her and have a trip on the river.


Winter maintenance As the season draws to a close, we start on our winter maintenance routine. This year Tardis, our small dumb barge, needs a major refit before she starts the hard work of lifting and servicing approx. 600 small moorings. The remainder of the moorings will be serviced using Hercules our large barge that is often seen up & down the river emptying the river waste and recycling skips during the summer months.


, www.dartharbour.org Winterising your boat


As the evenings close in, it is time to start thinking about winterising your boat to ensure it will be ready to go again in the Spring. Josh Gooden, our engineer, prepared the following useful tips.


Boat in water • Close all seacocks and check rudder shafts


• Check your battery to make sure it is fully charged, clean terminals and make sure charging set up is working.


• Check bilge pumps to ensure they are working and that float switches properly work


• Monitor your boat regularly


• Remove any sails or awnings which may come loose in extreme weather


• Ensure mooring lines are in good condition and are protected from chafe, when passing through fairleads


• If alongside a pontoon ensure there are plenty of fenders


Boat out of water • Pressure wash boat and clean off barnacles from props, shafts and rudders


• Open seacocks to allow any water to drain away • Make sure batteries are charged and switches are off


WINTERISE ENGINE


Outboard • Flush through with fresh water or with an anti-freeze mix


• Remove fuel tank if portable or treat fuel with fuel stabilizer if built in tank


• Drain fuel lines of fuel • Change oils and filters • Wash engine down • Grease prop shaft and propeller • Lightly grease exterior engine parts


Inboard • Carry out oils and filter changes


• Flush the engine cooling system with antifreeze and start engine to circulate antifreeze


• Remove spark plugs if fitted apply fogging oil into the cylinders, renew spark plugs or reinstall once cleaned


• Clean the engine down with a soapy rag/ degreaser


• For both, clean the bilges with soapy water so any oil and water are removed


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