Jack Sheridan log book 1919

17 Thursday

Carpenter working at fore hatch all day. No fitter working. 5 + 5 = 10. Green & Leonard painting Portonian & sundry jobs. Glen & Leonard wages to date 3-4-Green wages to date £3-3-6 6-7-6 Cash Glen 1-4-0 Cash 2-0-0 Cash Green 1-0-0 Wages owing £4-7-6 £2-4-0

18 Friday

Wages fixing moorings Mr Benny 1-16-0 wages 1-16-0 wages [Illegible text} & blacksmith 12-6 time 2-6 Chain 7-6 to pay McFarlin s8 [Illegible text} boat & paint 7-6 2 houser Wednesday 3-0 McFarline account 5-8 Paint Carpenter Benny chain £5 10 – 2 Rec cash on 2 – 0 - 0 Account balance 3 10 - 2 due to JS

19 Saturday

Painting deck & oiling masts & rigging Acacia. Glen working to 3 pm 6 hours – 9. Fine nice weather.

20 Sunday

Fine day B.

21 Monday

Fine weather Bar 30-15 all day. Glen working 5 hours painting stroker & paid one & sixpence per hour 7/6. JS painting decks & sundry jobs. Paid Green cheque 2-1-0 Paid Glen cheque 2-10Meat oven at Wedge Island.

22 Tuesday

Painting Acacia & fixing moorings. Carpenter at fore hatch.

23 Wednesday

Carpenter at fore hatch & repairing inside. Lying in einging room. Glen employed at sundry jobs.

24 Thursday

Carpenter finish up 10 am. Took off buoy & fixing moorings & sundry jobs.

25 Friday

Got one tin cylinder oil & cork from Neptune oil comp. Fixing boy & sundry jobs.

26 Saturday

JS to town & blacksmith at boy.

27 Sunday

Ding sunk & visited yacht & Portonian.

28 Monday

Part mooring buoy & tai & paint some. Buoy sunk after one hour in water. Fine light ENE. Bar falling steady 30-40. Got one tin brilliant shine.

29 Tuesday

Fixing buoy & sundry jobs on Acacia Mr Hawker yacht. Put one buoy on chain & buoy sink.

30 Wednesday

JS to town & at yacht at cleaning yacht. Got [illegible text] all ready for slip.

May 2 Friday

Took up Benny & fixed same took out all water. Glen assisting at same. Fine weather. Bar 30-45.