No rest for the wicked!
Work continues in fits and starts on Bandicoot. Last weekend, with the help of my friend Mark, we gave the engine a full service so that’s all ready for the season - and we’re starting to build up a collection of the kind of spares you should always carry if planning to go to sea.
Heavy rain confirmed that the new roof vents are watertight but unfortunately the window over my berth still is not. Further investigation required there. The boat is to be re-carpeted and all the roof and wall linings re-covered in a new high quality white vinyl. Unfortunately the coverings are still weeks away and with the Dragon Boat racing coming up in Oulton Broad we took the decision we would have to draw a line under what we were doing otherwise we would be missing large amounts of the season.
The lack of carpet we could cope with, but no roof and wall linings or soft furnishings and with wires hanging out all over the place she wasn’t really in a usable condition so we have cleaned up the existing linings and put them back, for now at least. I’ve also wired in new main lights so we’ve had a complete change of all light fittings in the interior now and she is looking much more up to date - a situation which will be improved still further when the new linings are done in a few weeks.
This week will see the soft furnishings and curtains returned and next weekend, finger’s crossed, we’ll be out on the river again!