Cabin wall lining – If it was the camper van they would be “door cards”.

The title might seem like a totally un-connected with boat restoration but bear with me and it will make sense. It feels to me as if I have been here before only last time Matt and I bought in the decorative lining cards ready done and then struggled to adapt some of them to fit… Continue reading Cabin wall lining – If it was the camper van they would be “door cards”.

Boat electrical system.

I have already written about the engine related electrical system install and included the charging of the starting and domestic power batteries from the Dynastart.   Apart from the starter and fuel cutoff solenoid valve there has been no mention of other electrical loads and the two battery isolation switches are the nearest any of those… Continue reading Boat electrical system.

Easter “holiday” – No holiday for the “lock in” part of the population or front line clinical teams but time to work on the boat for me.

Good Friday (Bank holiday)  Early start again today (only slightly before the alarm but still earlier than needed). Started by fitting conduit for the navigation light cables. Initially fixed with the sticky foam that comes with them but I know that wont stay attached to the fiberglass for long so I used the remaining resin… Continue reading Easter “holiday” – No holiday for the “lock in” part of the population or front line clinical teams but time to work on the boat for me.

The new normality – Back to work + the whole population supposed to be under “lock in”.

  Tuesday   Not sure whether it will be exactly normality but I am back at work from today following 14 days “self-exclusion” after Helen’s bout of breathlessness.   Key things are to get caught up with the patient safety things and hopefully better setup to be constructive in any future working from home scenarios. There… Continue reading The new normality – Back to work + the whole population supposed to be under “lock in”.