Abandoned Pram Dingy

It started with a knock on the boat shed door, there stood a visitor who reported that a deserted dingy was floating past the quay on the outgoing tide. This resulted in a quick launch of the pram dingy. Some power rowing from Shaune enabled him to catch up with the dingy before it was about to round the first bend and head towards Plymouth. After securing a tow line and a bit of hard rowing to get out of the main current into the quieter water by the river bank, it was finally towed back to the boat shed slipway and hauled out of the water.

Safely beached.

GRP Pram Dingy Update

The abandoned pram dingy first appeared in the boat shed in late August 2014. Since then she has been cleaned up, had a large hole in her keel repaired, wooden gunnels replaced, hull resealed, varnished, painted and finally polished. She now looks like new and is in regular service as Nancy Belle's tender and being easy to launch is also used when quick access to the river is required.

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