The refit (part four)
We seem to have reached a stage now where we can actually
see progress which is very nice. There are lots of jobs going on alongside each
other at the moment as some are weather dependant, others are waiting for
things to arrive or be found and still others are waiting for final decisions.
When the boat is rocking all over the place and the air is
full of salt water some jobs just become a little more challenging than we
would like. We also need to wait for the dampness of winter to be over before
any large varnishing or paint jobs will actually work.
The long awaited galley (kitchen) is taking shape. The new
shelving along the walls looks great and we have completely stripped out the
under shelves and changed the storage from our giant, lidded-buckets to smaller
clip-and-lock boxes which take up less space and are more suitable for now. The
trial cutlery storage looks good but may need some refining.
The Skipper has as usual been going above and beyond the
call of duty with blood and sweat poured into his work. Unfortunately a little
too literally in the case of the new saloon table as he sliced the edge of his
finger off whilst trimming the veneer. The table looks great though. At the
moment the chess board will be the top leaf and underneath he is planning Oca
and Risk boards – certainly ambitious! Currently the living room floor is bare
with cork flooring tiles waiting to be fitted any day soon which will provide
some insulation as well as being nice to walk on and being waterproof.
Yet more stuff has been sorted out and a large pile of books
suitable for younger children has been liberated. Going through them was very
nostalgic. Hopefully we’ll be recycling some other bits and pieces at a local
boat jumble soon. It is amazing how much a families needs change in 5 years.
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