The BIG News!

What a beautiful day to see Knoticat launched again.

After nearly 20 months off the water for extensive refurbishment, Knoticat has just been launched. She's an old boat and needed a lot of attention to address a few problems that had arisen over the many years of service.

The hulls are like new, smooth and shiny, bright white and finished off with a semi-permanent antifoul. The decks have been strengthened, the roof has a new sliding hatch to give an airy feel inside, the doors have been replaced, a new antislip finish has been applied to the decks and a stronger new ramp has been built. Inside, the head linings have been replaced, the wiring all renewed and the accessible heads revamped.

Still a few jobs to do. The new ramp needs 'tweaking'. Same with the rigging, but at last we can see an end, or beginning in sight!