Episode 9 - Post-Lockdown Progress!
The sound of jingling keys across the length and breadth of our merry land signalled Boris coming round, unlocking us all and releasing us from the worst impositions of the lockdown. For us the real issue has been that the boat has been in the garage in my parents’ back garden; not being able to get at it to do any meaningful work has really limited our progress. Fortunately the Great Unlocking coincided with the beginning of the Easter holidays. Both Pole and I work in the education sector, so we were finally able to get stuck into the jobs list by working pretty much full time on the boat for the two weeks. Progress has been good - we now have most of a boat! Jobs done include: - Struggling for hours to make the beam bolts fit through the beams and engage with the helicoiled holes in the hull. Yes, they are in, but neither of us are satisfied with the job. So we have decided to have another go at this when the hul...