Baragoola Week Ending 18th September ‘11

In attendance: Geoff, Nick, Gary, Peter C, Peter H, Ernie, Chris, Lance, Glen and Ian Visitors: Three Don’t forget – we have chocolates waiting to be sold! If you can help by putting a box in your workplace

give me a yell and we’ll get some to you.

Don’t forget that all donations over $2 are now tax deductible – why not do what some of our donors

have and set up an automatic payment once a week, fortnight or month ?

Coming up:

On the 24th of September we’ll be holding another open day on board the boat; we’ve distributed the

flyer to all members and have already received promises from several to put these up in local shopping

centres and on community notice boards – get the message out as far and as wide as possible! We are

already getting bookings for what promises to be a busy day for us. These are always good for us – from

a PR perspective, new member and volunteer perspective and of course we also do well with donations

– so please spread the word as far and wide as possible and help us make this one a big event.

On the 1st of October the boat will again be closed as we will be holding a lunch for all volunteers past

and present to say “thank you” for the immense amount of work that has been done so far – a

monumental effort has been put in by our dedicated team and Baragoola is certainly looking the better

for it – no longer can she be given the derelict tag and she is certainly shaping up to being a gem of the

harbour.

We’re still chasing a fairly hefty fundraising target (you can see it on our main webpage) but are inching

closer every week. With our tax deductible gift status there’s no reason now to hold off on donations!

Last week we had outgoings of $14 (phone bill and bank charges) and we made $250.50.

Later this year we are also booked for a BBQ at Bunnings Belrose, we have a couple of our members

who have volunteered to assist with this event but still need a further four – if you can assist please let

us know.

This week’s anniversaries:

Pretty bare – no important Manly ferry anniversaries this week!

Thanks to the crew who turned up at Manly on Saturday – it was a good day and we got the word out to

more people – all great publicity.

Work progressed this week on parts of the boat – in particular on the main cabin. We are now aiming

for this to be completed (except for some minor deck work) by the 8th of October. All lighting install, all

painting (including the deckhead) completed, the galley removed and the uptakes done. Nearly

complete now it looks a treat and nothing like it did when we started working here last year.

But on to the big event of this week (and the one that will receive coverage for the rest of the

newsletter). Our engineering crew have worked hard over the last few months to get Baragoola’s

electrics functional and auxiliary equipment (such as the Gardners, bilge pumps and other items)

running and cleaned up.

They’ve also been beavering away at the No. 1 English Electric and this Sunday she ran for the first time

in over a quarter of a century. This is a huge step forward for us and moves us much closer to Baragoola

once again being fully operational. I’m told the others will be returned to working condition in rapid

order.

First test firing of the engine met with mixed results – the batteries went flat and needed recharging.

Attempt number two was a little better – except that the compression relief valves were left open – thus

filling the engine room with smoke.

An oops! Moment!

After that things went well and the engine was operated on no less than six occasions throughout the

remainder of the day. After the initial smoke it was difficult to tell (except for the low vibrations) that

the engine was even running – but it was very good to feel the old ferry coming back to life!

Ian makes adjustments while the engine is running

Getting ready for start up in the generator flat

Initial stat – this soon cleared up very quickly

One observation that was made was that Baragoola was blowing smoke rings (according to those who

remember her in service she never did this before) – perhaps she was paying tribute to the first regularly

scheduled Manly ferry, Phantom (1859), who was well known for performing this particular trick!

Running adjustments

The two ton cast iron flywheel on generator number one spinning

A video of the engine running is on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jIrX1KCDLbQ

Awesome job guys!

Don’t forget – all donations above two dollars are now tax deductible – see our website for details on

how to donate.

Also, if you have Google Talk installed you can chat to us if anyone is online and nearby the computer –

add baragoola@gmail.com as a friend.

That’s it for this week – don’t forget you can keep up with all the latest on our forums at

http://www.savethebaragoola.com/forum/index.php and you can see our old newsletters at

http://www.savethebaragoola.com/works.html

We have a few new items in our shop – several new mugs. More things (like pens, caps and key rings)

will be arriving soon as well. Coming in to summer we’ll be expanding the clothing range with more t-

shirts, polos and caps available – watch this space.

Last week I promised we’d launch the new site – unfortunately as I’ve been rather busy and I need to do

a few minor finishing touches, it was delayed. Next week, I promise!

Show your support!

We’re pleased to announce some additions to our range of collectable items.

All items can be ordered by sending an email to help@savethebaragoola.com with the following details:

Your name Postal address Size (for clothing) and quantity Your contact phone number All items will be sent with an invoice payable within 30 days.

White T-shirt, printed with Baragoola’s build year and our web address, available in white cotton only in

sizes S, M, L, XL & XXL. Price is $22 including delivery.

SS Baragoola – Baragoola as built in 1922, white coffee mug.

Price $30.80 including delivery – available now.

SS Binngarra (class vessel), white coffee mugs.

Price $30.80 including delivery – available now.

MV Baragoola – Baragoola in the early 1970’s, white coffee mug.

Price $30.80 including delivery.

MV North Head

Price $30.80 including delivery – available now – limited edition only seven available.

SS Burra Bra

Price $30.80 including delivery – available now.

SS Curl Curl

Price $30.80 including delivery – available now.