Chain Plate success.

We have at last got the chainplates back on, there was a weeee hiccup last weekend. The new chainplates, that have been in the bilge since we bought her, did not quite fit the existing positions. All the bottom bolt holes were out by a few millimetres, this meant filling and then drilling new holes. Also we had to get the Capshroud chainplates bent to the same angles as the old chainplates, we only discovered this last bit when we had put on the chainplate and it did not fit right. But after being bent by Terry our local Stainless Steel guy, they fit like a charm.

Pauls fibreglassing efforts on the hull are looking pretty damn professional (well that's what I think). Luckily there is Jurgen the Fibreglass guy at Norsand Boatyard, and He gives the odd tip and encouragement. Next weekend it will be the outside of the hull He needs to glass.

I have now finished work for a while, so I will be getting into a few jobs around the boat. Varnishing the hatchway and around the sink/chart table, then cleaning up the mess that the boat has become over the last few weeks. The Composting Toilet is still sitting in our lounge, right in front of the TV, unused of course. We both want to get it installed but we have other things to do first. The list does not seem to get any shorter.......... the curse of a boat.