Well, the engine is now bolted in, and the drive shaft is nicely lined up. I've got a (huge) hospital silencer that needs a cradle to mount it on the swim, and we can have a lovely quiet engine, murmuring away.
Lovely sunny waether, so I took all of the windows out down one side of the boat. A quick application of angle grinder flattened off the welds, a bit of filler, and we are almost ready.
All day saturday, and quite a few sheets of sandpaper later, the whole of the side of the boat is flattened off. My hands are numb from six hours of sanding though!
Went for a bite to eat at the Hark to Bounty at Slaidburn. I've not been there for years, and it seemed a good idea at the time. The food was fantastic, and a couple of pints of Tirril Bitter finished the evening off superbly.
Sunday - the storm clouds are gathering. I cleaned down the side of the boat to remove all the dust, and the sun came out. Started grey primer at the back of the boat, well thinned. Ten feet down, and I need to top up the roller tray. As soon as I poured the paint into the tray the heavens opened. Abandon paint.
I will have to see how much rust there is on my nicely sanded boat next weekend :(
All the mountains I climb (and fall off), All of the cliffs and waterfalls I climb (and fall off), and I went flying over a pothole outside Euston station Sunday night, and sprained my ankle! OW!
Well, the doctor said I should give the ankle a little light excercise after a couple of days. So Me and Luke disappeared up to the Lakes Saturday. Luke wanted to climb Crinkle Crags or Bowfell.
turn left at the Sheep,
