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Baragoola Week Ending 4th December ‘11
In attendance this week: many Visitors: Nil $140 raised this week, but no outgoings. Not a vast amount and not much to eat into our total we are
trying to raise but every little bit helps. Don’t forget that all donations over $2 are tax deductible – why
not do what some of our donors have and set up an automatic payment once a week, fortnight or
month ? We are still chasing our target of $63,200 and have already raised $36,037 so please keep those
tax deductible donations rolling in! Even more important with our auditor’s bill (around $1500) due soon
– these sorts of things take a huge bite out of our available finances.
This time last year we ran a series of very successful charity auctions on eBay raising several thousand
dollars for the boat thanks to the generosity of our members. So, a year later we are going to do it again.
Can you help with our fundraising efforts by donating items that you no longer need? We will take any
item – old furniture, knick knacks, electrical and consumer goods, old computer equipment (especially
form the early to mid eighties), books, tapes & DVD’s – in fact anything you’ve got laying around causing
clutter and can spare us. Contact [email protected]
We are also urgently looking for more volunteers with some specific skills – in particular welders and
woodworkers, so if you know of anyone who can help out give them an invite. Note that the welding
does not involve welding plates, just various areas around the vessel like bulwark footings and similar.
We had one guy who volunteered to help out but seems to have been frightened off when someone
told him that plates needed welding.
On Sunday the 11th of December we’ll be at Bunnings Belrose running a sausage sizzle – good chance to
drop by and meet some of the crew if you’re on the middle north and buy a sausage sanger to help us
out! Special thanks to Mark and Janelle for organising this one and it should raise a goodly amount of
money for us especially as it’ll be Christmas shopping time.
This Saturday just gone was our volunteer Xmas party, thanks to those who pitched in and assisted with
this – please note that the association did not pay for this, so no money that belongs to the boat was
used – all the food was donated. We saw seventeen people on board for this one, so it was pretty
successful. Apart from one tray of sausages left over nearly everything was eaten so Glen’s BBQ skills
weren’t too bad obviously!
Naturally enough some work was done both prior and after the event (fortunately not much). Mark with
a couple of assistants removed the cap from the aft indicator pointer – you may recall from last
weekend that this was pretty much a write-off. It’ll be used to create two new ones (one for the other
end as well). The assembly is now open to rain so it was wrapped up in plastic to protect both it and the
steering gear directly underneath.
Aft rudder indicator under wraps
The indicator arrow itself was taken off, I had suspected last week that this was brass and I was correct.
Rudder indicator arrow
Although some of Baragoola’s larger brass items were stolen, much of the smaller pieces were ignored
and still exist in situ (including several portholes). It’s often these small pieces that actually set off
particular areas and right now we are stripping all of these off for restoration. At this point they won’t
go back on though – the thieves that took certain of our other items are still about so we won’t tempt
fate.
Some further work on the No. 2 English Electric diesel was continued with four or five of the guys
working on it as well.
Sunday started out reasonably and I took the opportunity of a sunny morning to start stripping the aft
deck and needle gunning it. Glen and Nick had previously spent an enormous amount of time doing this
by hand but unfortunately the rust just keeps coming through. Lifting some of the rust bubbles revealed
wet rust areas which is very, very bad. So we’ll need to go back and do this area properly and from
scratch...... A southerly blew in about 9am and the day went downhill rapidly so that spelt an end to any
further work. Coupled with a worsening flu I ended up quitting and spent most of the day sleeping – this
one is really seriously knocking me about.
Next workday is on Saturday the 10th of December and there will be crew aboard every day this week so
you are welcome to drop down and lend a hand or just come over and have a look at what’s been
happening. Call 0405 945 465 or email [email protected]
If you are on Facebook you can follow us at https://www.facebook.com/pages/Baragoola-Preservation-
Association-Incorporated/122851477818947 - we have also launched a fundraiser through this and
would appreciate if the link can be shared out to everyone, so far we’ve received several donations that
can be tracked back to this. That post is at
https://www.facebook.com/ajax/sharer/?s=99&appid=2309869772&p%5B0%5D=122851477818947&p
%5B1%5D=302633779749988
We’re also on Twitter as #MVBaragoola – updates are posted fairly regularly. Our main website is now
www.baragoola.com.au and if you have Google Talk installed you can chat to us if anyone is online and
nearby the computer – add [email protected] as a friend. And, last but not least, we also have a
flickr page at http://www.flickr.com/photos/65669741@N08/
That’s it for this week –you can keep up with all the latest on our forums and you can see our old
newsletters at http://www.baragoola.com.au
Show your support!
All items can be ordered by sending an email to [email protected] 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.