Things move on quickly!

It has been a busy week with major progress on the boat completion.  A chance call to 'Wharf Services' near Ripon has set into motion the final process of craning the boat into the water. Basically, they have a crane on site this coming Monday and it was too good an opportunity to miss. A crane for one boat is very expensive but they have 4 boats booked to go back in the water. We can tag on the back of these and the cost is £250! Result.

This put the wheels in motion to the boat builders to get the engine fitted and commissioned and everything else done.

We also asked them to organise the crane/haulage their end. With other things sorted, we are good to go for a launch on Monday! Fingers crossed.

Watch this space....

Engine has arrived!

Yes, I had a text from Howard at Victory Narrowboats to advise us that the engine has finally arrived (Friday). It should be a Barras Shire 45hp..

Problem now, is I can get a crane to drop  the new boat into the water only 30 minutes from our marina for a great price. I fired the request to the boat builders pushing for completion and delivery this Monday 30th March. Fingers and everything else crossed. If we don't make this date, me thinks the boat will not be put into the water until well after Easter! Possibly even May!

Waiting their reply.......

Still no engine '2'! Come on!

Well, as the title says, we are still waiting for the engine! Me thinks it will never come. What can really hold up an engine to this extent? No delivery date for engine so no finish date.

We visited boat on Tuesday and not much left to do. It has been painted in a base 'green' to protect the boat while we fit her out. One problem (which has now been sorted) was access to the weed hatch. The main engine hatch did not extend over the weed hatch and you could not see directly down it. A simple text to Howard yesterday and now sorted. How I hear you ask? Simple. They have cut a 'mini' access hatch adjacent the engine hatch. Looks good and access to the weed hatch is spot on.

Phew!

Now all we need is an engine!

Still no engine!

Well, what can I say. A text to Howard at Victory Narrowboats asking if the engine had arrived as promised on Monday. No engine yet and no date for the engine !?Starting to be a bit of a pain and we can see the delivery date being pushed back to April and even Easter! The feeling of being in 'limbo' prevails....

Engine due this Monday 9th March

Received a text from Howard at Victory Narrowboats. The engine is due to be delivered on Monday to the boat builder. Fingers crossed!

Howard did say that 'if' the engine arrives as promised, our boat could be finished by the end of the week and we can start to organise the delivery/launch. We'll see if the engine does arrive on Monday?