Blacking and zinc plating a narrowboat hull

My gorgeous narrowboat, elektra is coming up for three years old and therefore it was time to consider "blacking". This is the process of applying a protective layer to the hull to prevent rust. It used to be a bitumen based paint but there are now better options. One of these is to have the hull zinc plated and then painted with two pack paint. This protects the hull for ten years or more.
There is currently only one boatyard in the UK that is equipped to undertake this work, Debdale Wharf Marina, near Market Harborough.
It takes a week for the work to be done and costs around £8,000 (the exact cost depends on the length and width of your boat).

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Content of this video...

0:00:18 - Pressure washing
0:01:09 - Loading onto the transporter
0:01:28 - Before the zinc
0:01:55 - Zinc coating
0:02:25 - Thruster propellers
0:02:49 - Back out of the unit
0:04:20 - Lifting back into the water