Shed Club

• A group meets most Fridays to tackle projects and maintenance around the club. If you would like to find out more or join us contact Tony and you can join the mailing list.

We start at around 10, and refreshments and lunch are part of the day.

Activities are varied and can include

• Building sheds
• Boat maintenance
• Building maintenance
• Grounds maintenance
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• Eating Lunch
• Drinking tea and coffee

The current jobs list is as follows:

• Check the water level in the ditch.
• Heater in Men's changing room
• Oven
• Ride on mower
• Document network circuits
• Continue the setup of the oil tank. - tony
• Skip for scrap, to be delivered and filled
• Clear up C trott and trim trees
• Continue to clear the ditch behind the Clubhouse wood shed
• Continue work on the new committee boat.
  • Document electrical circuits in the new committee boat.
  • Define labelling for switches.
  • Produce a list of tasks
• Replace the failed outside light on the clubhouse near the gate.
• Repair capstones on the BBQ
• Cut vegetation around canoe racks.
• Look at gear control on the Committee boat and adjust linkages for the correct neutral function.
• Check/clean the cowl on the clubhouse chimney
• Work on path/track at the western end of the lake
• Review rope and chain for buoy moorings
• Can we improve the signs for ECO toilets?
• Check boat fault logs
• Continue upgrade to changing room lights
• Eco toilet entrance doors
• Complete the food allergens folder

Recent jobs completed:

• Check files on the Race Hut computer
• Tidy sails/boom rack in Drott shed.
• Replace a toe strap on a pico dinghy
• Continue the setup of the oil tank.
• Review scrap, do we have enough for a skip?
• Complete the installation of cardinal marks on the lake - (trim poles, record locations and fit top marks).
• Dismantle tent
• Check the water level in the ditch.
• Check club boats in the boat park, following wind and rain.
• Bag some logs for sale
• Clear the ditch by the gate and pipes under the entrance
• Complete cleaning of the deck
• Gate Service, by Gatecare.
• Check the water level in the ditch.
• Supervise the delivery of gas oil.
• Meetings with designers/architects re clubhouse.
• Bag up some kindling for sale.
• Put the network switch back in the rack and connect up.
• Find power boat safety bags and check
• Install cardinal marks on the lake - (install poles in the correct locations).
• Check the oil tank and prepare a pack for the delivery company (keys etc.)
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• Tidy up from last week's bonfire.
• Split wood for kindling for the club stove.
• Install cardinal marks on the lake - (make steel poles).
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• Cut back brambles and branches on the path over the bund. then mow track
• Put the club Dragon Boat back on the stand.
• Replace the start pull handle on 15HP ob
• Start works on the new committee boat.
• Restock the cleaners' cupboard.
• Find power boat safety bags and check
• Clear vegetation around seats on the lake path, check seats for repair needed.
• Continue ditch clearing to the south of the clubhouse.
• Install cardinal marks on the lake - (make steel poles).
• Investigate/fix the loose step at the entrance to the training room
• Empty Eco toilet buckets
• Pick apples
• Check the new committee boat.
• Repair the shelf for Laser sails in Drott shed
• Start to cut back brambles and branches on the path over the bund. then mow track
• Cut grass on the road verge
• Make/fix a rain deflector over the door latch on the Tug-store door to keep it dry when the door is left open in the rain.
• Clear round laurels by eco-toilets.
• Make good broken area on the main slip (remove loose material and use tarmac)
• Replace short reefing lines on Kestrel sails
• Check/Pump up kestrel trolley wheels
• Replace the emergency light in the ladies' changing room
• Continue to replace the start solenoid on the excavator and resolve the wiring problem.
• Cut and split some logs (needs Tractor)
• Check stock of Adult sailing log books
• Adjust racing mark 1 (lengthen chain or move to a (shallower position))
• Review main sheet horse on kestrels 1502 and 1503
• Trolley tyres on old trolley wheels
• Repair pico rudders
• Swap the Topper trailer for a club pico
• Paint Fuel store
• Continue replacement of racing marks
• Review safety 1 cover and plan actions
• Open ECO toilets.
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• Replace bulbs in egress lights
• Move some "for sale" firewood and kindling to the clubroom
• Brush the main pontoon.
• Replace the start solenoid on the excavator and resolve the wiring problem.
• Check emergency lights
• Split some logs and put in the wood store
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Older tasks have been moved to the page: Historical Tasks