So there was Bryan putting in my portholes when he had to stop at 12.30 and take the one he had put in out and replace it with the plywood again because unannounced the sand blaster man arrived to clean off the scale and he said there was the outside possibility the glass might break.
By the time I arrived at 2pm he stopped for a fag break and had done about 2/3rds. As you can see he still had the front section to do. I can't believe that steel is really that colour.
It was then all hands on deck to get the prepack undercoat on before the steel rusted.
Now about 5 minutes after I arrived my electrician also arrived. It is unheard of to see him in daylight and typically he couldn't do anything straight away. We had a good discussion about what we still needed to address. My funky headlight will take 6 weeks to order from Germany but he doesn't have to wait that long to drill the hole in the roof and fix a watertight socket as Mel promises him that when he welds on my hinge he wont melt the wires.
As the 12v wiring and the 240v wiring must never be in the same space Bryan has constructed little boxes in the 240v conduit for the 12v wiring to pass through safely. This only needs to happen for the pumps, my compost loo fan and the TV, aerial and speakers wires.
I do think that he has made himself a little too comfortable in my boat with his table for his kettle and that special little shelf for the radio!
Still they do say that British industry runs on Tea.
4 comments:
Just got to looking at your site and sooo reminds us of fitting out Snail. Took 2 years in our back yard and after 3 years afloat it's still not completely finished cos we're enjoying ourselves too much. Moral.... don't wait, just go!That's first mate's moral. Skipper's is finish it before you float it. Noooo!
ps We too have a composting loo. Hope yours is 12v as you need to be able to turn up the heat to make them run socially and to actually achieve compost!!!!
And yes, Jack de Crow is a great read. We've a copy on the boat and if he can do it.....
I am impressed, shot blasting followed straightaway by primer, well done! That is such a good thing to do. I am sure your paintwork will last so much longer, well apart from lock walls, projecting bolts and all the other culprits.
Richard
Indigo Dream
Anne/Olly
Yes there is 12v to the loo! Am also considering a Flettner vent on top. nb.Zindagi are going to fit one so am waiting to hear how they are progressing with it first.
So looking forward to getting the boat finished and floating (if only to confirm that the ballasting is okay!) Going abroad will definitely happen but not for a couple of years. Still need to work occasionally. :)
Indigodream. Yeah I'm pleased at how quick it all happened. Mel had to run out to buy the rollers as none of us had any idea which day the shotblaster would turn up. The firm apparently look at the weather conditions and go for it! 100, 99, ... 20 Coming ready or not.
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