tarboat's photos with the keyword: repairs

The Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast is seen here during the docking of the Byford Dolphin Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit. The six month contract saw the rig surveyed and a number of modifications made in addition to standard maintenance and renewals.

New planks are in the place where once was holes and rot. Might just float off at the weekend.

Repairs under way on dry dock. Just a minor problem.

The Canal & River Trust held an open day today at Bullholme Lock, Castleford, on the Aire & Calder Navigation. The lock has had two new sets of gates fitted and now awaits the new cills. Stairways had been erected to allow visitors to descend to the bottom of the lock chamber to see the work close-up. These two craftsmen were answering questions about fitting the gates and the various techniques necessary to make everything fit and to keep the seals watertight. It can be a heavy, cold and dirty job and they deserve recognition for their work. Thanks lads for answering all my questions so patiently and thoroughly.

Heading back with the dogs into Buxton after a long walk through the woods we met this dinosaur heading up the road. It turned out to be harmless, and further research shows it to be a Wirtgen W-150 cold planer for milling up the old road surface before relaying.