Chichester Yacht Club Magazine December 2019 | Page 15

Cleaning with Vinegar By Susie Burall To clean teak decks use one part distilled vinegar to three parts water. Mix well and use a garden spray to spritz the deck. This should remove all the green – also good for teak garden furniture! Eat fish and chips while applying! To clear sink blockages, pour 50g of baking soda (or bicarbonate of soda) and 150ml of distilled vinegar down the drain. Be aware there is a fizzing chemical reaction. Follow with a bucket of hot water. To clear limescale around taps, kettles (rinse well after), shower heads, and to clean chrome use a small quantity of undiluted distilled vinegar. There is a very good book on Amazon – 1001 Practical Uses of Vinegar by Margaret Briggs. COMPETITION Sailors, of necessity, tend to be self sufficient and great innovators; after all if you have a problem mid-Channel you can’t just pull over and call the AA! A humble four-pint plastic milk container can be adapted and put to many uses on a boat so let’s have your ideas and see how many we can come up with. Send your entries to [email protected] to arrive no later than December 31 st . A bottle of wine will be won for the most original use and the winner and the details will be published in the February magazine. Local Notice to Mariners No.14 of 2019 DAMAGE TO BAR BEACON 1. Mariners are advised that following contact with a vessel, the Bar Beacon navigation mark in position: 50 o 46´.023 N, 000 o 56´.380 W, is unlit and leaning away from the channel at an angle of approximately 10 o . Richard Craven Director & Harbour Master 29 October 2019 Local Notice to Mariners No.15 of 2019 DAMAGE TO BAR BEACON - UPDATE 1. Mariners are advised that a temporary light (Fl(2)R.10s) has been fitted to the Bar Beacon navigation mark in position: 50 o 46´.023 N, 000 o 56´.380 W. Philip Walker Deputy Harbour Master 30 October 2019 15