The boat that is
After twelve days living on board, it was nearly time to head back to the bricks and mortar home for a week
The first task of the day was to get the final coat of Woodskin on the locker lids so that they could be reinstalled first thing in the morning
I'd been pretty good on the domestic front, you have to keep on top of things on a small boat really, but even so Erbas would benefit from a good clean
The fo'c'sle had only been used for storage so that didn't need much attention at all. The heads however benefited from a really good clean from top to bottom and inside out.
In the process, I found that the suspected leak was actually suntan lotion. Where that has come from I don't know!
Happily, with the temperature a little higher out than it had been all week, the Woodskin was by now dry enough to permit careful handling so I set about screwing them back in place. That would save time in the morning
I'd received an invite to dine aboard Laurin in Burnham so it being last afternoon I quickly scrubbed up and headed over.
The invite was doubly useful as, apart from the pleasure of some company, Erbas' stores are running a bit low in the meals for one department. We're trying to use up what's there before restocking.
After a good night's sleep, the wind having dropped at last after ten days of westerly gales (not sure it was ten days but it seemed like it), it was time to finish off the scrub up, down (whatever) and get away as early as possible
So I offloaded my kit bag etc to the car and then gave the saloon and galley a good clean.
On with the wellies and out with the hose next. The cockpit was very dusty from sanding the locker lids but it soon responded to a good sluicing out followed by a scrub.
Not only did that see off the dust, it also dealt with the green slime that was trying to invade the boat via the underside of the duck boards!
The end result looks very tidy.
With the wellies on and the hose out anyway, I set about giving the decks a good scrub and wash down. Much better! Although I think we're getting close to having to repaint the topsides
The last chapter in this installment was the worst yet journey between the boat and Kettering or vice versa. I won't bore you with the details, suffice it to day that it was tedious in the extreme.
I'm next aboard in just a week with Tony and I arriving for a few days of fitting out and hopefully a little jaunt to Bradwell
After twelve days living on board, it was nearly time to head back to the bricks and mortar home for a week
The first task of the day was to get the final coat of Woodskin on the locker lids so that they could be reinstalled first thing in the morning
I'd been pretty good on the domestic front, you have to keep on top of things on a small boat really, but even so Erbas would benefit from a good clean
The fo'c'sle had only been used for storage so that didn't need much attention at all. The heads however benefited from a really good clean from top to bottom and inside out.
In the process, I found that the suspected leak was actually suntan lotion. Where that has come from I don't know!
Happily, with the temperature a little higher out than it had been all week, the Woodskin was by now dry enough to permit careful handling so I set about screwing them back in place. That would save time in the morning
I'd received an invite to dine aboard Laurin in Burnham so it being last afternoon I quickly scrubbed up and headed over.
The invite was doubly useful as, apart from the pleasure of some company, Erbas' stores are running a bit low in the meals for one department. We're trying to use up what's there before restocking.
After a good night's sleep, the wind having dropped at last after ten days of westerly gales (not sure it was ten days but it seemed like it), it was time to finish off the scrub up, down (whatever) and get away as early as possible
So I offloaded my kit bag etc to the car and then gave the saloon and galley a good clean.
On with the wellies and out with the hose next. The cockpit was very dusty from sanding the locker lids but it soon responded to a good sluicing out followed by a scrub.
Not only did that see off the dust, it also dealt with the green slime that was trying to invade the boat via the underside of the duck boards!
The end result looks very tidy.
With the wellies on and the hose out anyway, I set about giving the decks a good scrub and wash down. Much better! Although I think we're getting close to having to repaint the topsides
The last chapter in this installment was the worst yet journey between the boat and Kettering or vice versa. I won't bore you with the details, suffice it to day that it was tedious in the extreme.
I'm next aboard in just a week with Tony and I arriving for a few days of fitting out and hopefully a little jaunt to Bradwell
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