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Day 48 – Sun 3rd Sept – Getting ready to cruise

Today was all about getting the boat ready to cruise. I finished cleaning the main area of the boat whilst Chris put another coat on the bow. I think I quite possibly snuck in a power nap. ((It’s not a power nap though is it really? I mean ‘power’ nap suggest a high flyer. I… Continue reading Day 48 – Sun 3rd Sept – Getting ready to cruise

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Day 47 – Saturday 2nd September – Boat cleaning day!

Today it’s the big boat clean! The fire is in as i said yesterday and even though there are jobs to finish on it they shouldn’t cause any mess so it’s time to get rid of all the mess! So, I chuck Chris out as he’s decided to tackle prepping the bow to be painted… Continue reading Day 47 – Saturday 2nd September – Boat cleaning day!

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Day 46 – Friday 1st September – You guessed it…

It's Friday 8th in the real world. Sorry the blog is late again but my tinternet has been shocking and i've not been able to receive a good enough signal to post. Even now it's not brilliant but here goes... i've used an old photo of the boat which is how it looked when we… Continue reading Day 46 – Friday 1st September – You guessed it…

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Day 45 – Thursday 31st August – More boat jobs

Today was another day of jobs as I sorted out cleaning the tiles and varnished the wood above the fire as it was really dry. I also got the old Brasso out to clean up the brass ring around the top of the fire and ended up using a bit of wire wool to get… Continue reading Day 45 – Thursday 31st August – More boat jobs

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Day 44 – Wednesday 30th August – Boat jobs

It’s been a wonderful day. I’ve properly enjoyed it. ((Have you finally been talked into having HRT or have you started on the rose wine??)) Nope, just a natural high. I was aching soooooooooo much last night and slept so well after it being non-stop but woke up feeling ready to get stuck into more… Continue reading Day 44 – Wednesday 30th August – Boat jobs