A nice touch

Mel has very sweetly put a bobcat into the rudder. Although some people have apparently been a bit disparaging about it, saying it looks more like a fox etc etc - I think it is great. He has also made the rudder a bit like a schilling rudder so I hope it helps me with my reverse steering?

Thanks to Daniel from the canal forum for bringing the subject up when he converted Emilyanne's rudder http://www.snb-emilyanne.blogspot.com







My engine is in place. When I wondered how long I would be able to keep the engine bay clean I didn't realise it would be dirtied before I got my hands on it!!

















And they have cleverly worked out how to fix the bike lock onto the boat. It can go in either corner so there are two dimples in the deck for screwing into. I have thought of another use for those dimples.

Fix a screw/bolt on the ends of two short poles. Screw into place and somehow fix a table on top for alfresco dining? Sort of like the desmo legs.







Sadly the boat was still in the shed because on Thursday Mel's daughter's horse got colic and died on the way to hospital in Liverpool. Such a shame. I know pretty much how she must feel as Cesca had to be rushed to hospital after the car hit us. At least I was able to get to York to see Cesca before she was put down as I was the one to make the final decision that it wasn't fair to try and mend her. It is far far worse for Mel's daughter because the horse didn't make it.
RIP