Tuesday, 21 April 2015

Nine days in...


I have calculated the total days worked on fitting out the boat and it amounts to 9!
Six around Easter and 3 last weekend. I have discovered that you can't just work and work until you drop. You need some kind of plan and day's to rest. I still work full time. If it wasn't for the help and support of my wife, Dawn, then progress would be painfully slow.
All that said, progress has been good. The cabin ceiling has been lined out in solid oak t&g. Not cheap but we couldn't stand the cheaper pine. The stern bulkhead has also been cladded in oak and two double AC back boxes fitted. Most of the LED lights are fitted but there is one thing I will change. I wired the AC in flexible cable but a call to my BSS examiner recommended the blue 'Arctic 2.5mm' cable. He said it was the 'dogs b----x' and that is good enough for me! He said it was OK to run dc cabling against the spray foam. There was an issue in the past where the PVC cable sheathing was breaking down after being in contact with expanded polystyrene sheet insulation!
Anyway, a few pics:
A view towards the bow.

A close up view of the oak and dc lighting tails.
More to follow.


Sunday, 12 April 2015

Actually in the water!

Finally being craned into the water:
And in:
Here she is in Oxclose Lock on her maiden voyage:
We are now into the fit out. More pics to follow.



Boat in water pics

Here are some pics of the boat being craned into the water. The crane is a 100 ton crane. It arrived late as it had a tyre blow out on route to the wharf in North Yorkshire. The boat on the loader:

Wednesday, 1 April 2015

She's in the water!

All went very well on Monday gone. Our boat is now in the water. I will update soon with a few pics...