This weekend Pat and I set to scrubbing the bilge- that’s the bottom of the boat- the inside of the hull. Where the evil tanks used to live and leak. So its a bit like a large operation- moving the bad bits and cleaning it all and putting in good new bits (tanks in this instance). It’s a filthy job. We tried to make it appealing to our friends- but no one wanted to come. I think it’s understandable. Oh, and also we (I say ‘we’ but actually I had nothing to do with it) have tied up all the diesel drums to the roof of the boat while we wait for the new tanks.
the engine
Here are photos of the engine and the generator. They are complicated and metallic. But with inspirational lines.
tanking you muchly
oh dear. the tank references have got to stop. But the good news is….. dah dah dah…. they’re OUT! The rusty contaminated decaying hulks of greasy manky tanky metal are well and truly OUT! Thanks to (tanks to) Stuart and Tom. BY JOVE WE’RE AWAY!! SKIPS AHOY!
Look how big they are. BIG and dirty.
dan comes to tea
well not really. we took brother Daniel to have a look round in the dark yesterday. And got all excited again. Even he got excited- which is a rarity for him.
Being ‘freelance’ is nice. I can spend time documenting my life for the benefit of a few eager viewers, and mostly no one else. But anyway. Here’s some views of the inside.
ship wreck
This weekend has been very eventful. Tom, Stuart and Kath have got in there and started the tankless task, and it seems to be going ok. It’s now turned the boat into building site. We discovered lots of diesel and have decanted it into 8 steel drums which we’ll use to create elaborate boat style decorations with after (maybe). Or we’ll start a roof-top steel band during the summer months. We’ve been told the boat won’t explode in the interim so fingers crossed.
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