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Well after much agonising I accepted the challenge and wheeled the lorry wheel across the sands to it's new position on Friday 3rd May 2013.  Here I am checking the wheel with Ivan on Saturday 4th, after two tides since positioning.
It took me about and hour yesterday, rolling for 30 seconds and resting for 60 seconds. Sue said "How can you do these things when you're always tired at home?"

C.  I had my camera so I took the opportunity to photograph all the buoys on the Club shore, mainly to remember what risers I'd put on them.

D

I was too exhausted to walk out to E, this is by telephoto.  A much neglected mark

I'm not sure what kind of anchor A has but B, C, D and E all have lorry wheels.  The design was given to me by Ribble Cruising Club.

S has a concrete balance weight from a tractor or similar vehicle, well it's a flat square concrete block

This is roughly where we're going to put F, at the entrance or just seaward of the entrance to Lades Creek.

Looking towards the Club from B

A 'merged view, four photos of the estuary from D.

Looking out to sea at the buoys on this side, all except E, which is round the corner.  The can in the foreground is nowt to do with the dinghy sailors.

The marks on the 4th May but F is still in the OOD box and needs putting out.

Risers:

A - a few years old: lead impregnated rope c 35'
B - new: short chain on wheel with 50' climbing rope with 8' chain interlaced
C - new: short chain on wheel with 30' rope plus 25' double plastic woven sheathed orange rope
D - new: short chain on wheel with 30' rope plus 25' double plastic woven sheathed orange rope
E - several years old: ?
S - lead impregnated rope c 35' - (buoy donated by Brian Kelly)

Chain donated by Ian Sharples and Peter Johnson, plastic sheathed rope donated by Dave Street, friend of Michael's.  50m of climbing rope donated by Owen Smith.  Lead impregnated rope was donated by Justin Denham some time ago.

60' of climbing rope donated by Boece Cardus to be used to put double riser on S to try bring it nearer transit line and hold it in position.  Two lengths of heavy rope donated by Therese will also be used along with more plastic sheathed rope and the balance of the climbing rope used for F.