Lockdown over.

Being stationary in one place with time on our hands, enabling a few jobs to be done on the boat. Various areas were tidied up with paint, varnish or polish. 

                 Jobs completed

• Stove removed and sent to restorers.
• Cratch and board painted outside. 
• Engine floor repainted.
• Gunnels resanded and painted.
• Chimney collar removed de-rusted and painted.
• Roof boxes were ronsealed.
• Mushroom removed and a rust patch on roof dealt with.
• Front doors painted.
• Front Bulkhead painted.  
• Cabin side stripes repainted.
• Both poles repainted.
• Rear hatch slide repainted.
• Rear deck painted.
• Swan neck painted.
• Inside front doors and steps revarnished.
• Rear doors varnished.
• Side hatch doors varnished.
• Cratch varnished inside.
• Carolifier emersion element was resealed. 
• Brass plate made to cover holes in the cabin ceiling.
• Front locker lids were repainted.
• Mushroom vents and all other outside brightwork -polished and lacquered. 

I thought I would have gone stir crazy stopping in the marina for so long. Keeping busy helped but I was losing enthusiasm by week 10. A big help was having friendly neighbours especially the landlord, the horticulturalist, the handyman, the navigator, the quaker, the reiki healer, the fishing mortician and the chuckler. 😏

Good to be out of the marina

We are now moving slowly south for a date with the engineer in Thrupp who will do FL's 4 yearly safety examination, It doesn't seem like it's been 4 years since the last time this was done