Getting there

So we now have a front bulkhead and a back bulkhead. Due to a bit of a mixup Mel had drawn in the front hatch for me thinking I was coming back into the unit after chatting outside but I had gone home. I had to pop back today but didn't have camera so couldn't take picture of the roof bars which have gone on since yesterday. It is really taking shape now.

One of my two front anchor points. And front of my locker lid.






Rob came to see it taking shape as he has not been down for a while. He has not been understanding me when I describe things to him so hopefully he will have a greater understanding.

It's his op tomorrow to take the wire off his kneecap. Only one slice of toast for him for breccy and its not even allowed to be granary. No TEA either. Gonna be a long day for him!

The bows the bows ...

Mel sent me this picture on Friday to check I liked how he had interpreted my bows. I asked him why he felt it necessary to squash the frog!!

Anyway I do so he has done the other side the same. The cutouts are for motorbike access.

I called in today and took this photo. The bit nearest us is in line with the cabin bulkhead.

Not much else to report apart from my weed hatch will not leak!

If it was going to the white chalk would be purple. Apparently ...

Son safely off to University at the weekend I hope he enjoys it and that he got up in time this morning to register!!! I have resisted checking on this matter.

I'm not saying I am paranoid but ...

As well as my double locking devices I also have an anti syphon device. How cool is that?





I got summoned back to the farm again ...

As a problem client we had to discuss the finer points of my bows again. Could they pinch some inches from my living space in order to have a better proportioned locker lid? Nope so lid is going to be the whole of the top of the locker.














The various bars are to indicate where the deck is and where the locker will come out into the deck.

Good job I live local! Apparently most other clients just say I want one of those and leave them to it! I however am taxing their brain cells. But they did say they like a challenge. So that is what they got.






Oh and I have my number. I am boat no 65 built in 2008. I think that is 65 in total not all in 2008. They might be fast according to Bones but not that fast.





Glad I am having my boat early. I pity the boat being built mid to late 2009.

Well he only has himself to blame

If he is going to leave his nice 'new' leather front seats in HER bedroom he can expect hairs.

Extra extra read all about it ...

Well I got called down to the Farm to discuss the finer points of my slightly odd bow requirements.

So here is the torpedo

and the diesel tank

We needed to discuss where the gap will be, how far the bed guzzunder and other little tweaks.

I also got to admire the diesel filler belt and braces anti diesel knicking device

Closed

Open

Oh and also my skin tank - although that is not very exciting in the scale of things I suppose.

But then I also got to see this which you don't normally see at a boat builders.

Go on you can say it - altogether now - aaaahh

Take a bow

any bow ... just don't take my bow



It might look a little odd at the moment because they haven't finished shaping it yet. And then they got to do fancy things with my gunwales.

I showed them my locking diesel filler cap and they were mighty impressed. Murrey fixed it for me as it was a bit of a 'reject' not telling you whose though. Anyway the cap over the key slot now fits perfectly. So well worth the trip to Beeston even though it means that on this tank of fuel my Panda is no longer averaging 68mpg but dropped to 66mpg. Darn it.

I also left my two gas cylinders there so the gas locker will be a perfect fit although we might allow for a little bit of stretching just in case replacement cylinders are not quite the same size and/or shape! You know how it is some mornings?

Not much happening

Down at the farm ...






I do have a counter to stand on tho'. To be fair I was only last there on Wednesday and what with people having long weekends all over the place not really been much time to do an awful lot. My bows are currently two flat pieces of steel cut to shape and leaning against a wall waiting to be curved into place. So next Monday I might be water tight. ish