Great to see someone taking the initiative (I'm surprised it's a committee member though
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Just to add a point if I may....
If you intend on keeping the new, and for that matter older, gear in good working order, it needs to be rinsed out after every use. If you plan on hanging it up in the boat house somewhere it wouldn't take too much extra to dunk it in a barrell first would it? I'm sure that a barrell could be precured from somewhere on campus and it could be filled in the morning while the trailer is being loaded.
We all know (I hope) that salt water eats away at neoprene and nylon, but the reason for washing the gear after a river trip is that river water contains tiny microbes that like to munch away on the gear too. A rinse in tap water gets rid of must of them. It will also clear off any mud or dirt so that the gear is clean for the next person to use. I always rinse out my gear (and boat - fittings and seats - think about it) as soon as I can after getting off the water. It might take a bit more effort, but the gear will last a lot longer. All adventure centres and companies such like do it to protect their investment in gear.
Just a thought.
Another thought that I just had was about space in the boathouse. I don't go in there too often (it's the smell), but as far as I can remember, the shelves on the left are really long - designed for boats like Invaders, Corsicas, Dancers, T-Canyons etc. so if the shelves were taken down and put back up so as to fit todays shorter boats, I reckon that there would be a lot more space for all of the new (short) club boats and some private boats too. It would take a day to do and someone would need to make measurements and design a new storage system, but isn't that why there are so many engineers in the club? :wink: I like making stuff like that, and I have a tool box (as I am now a home owner), that doesn't get enough use.
Just another thought.
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