Claims and clearing out
Hello! This week was exciting like I’d hoped for on the canals: uneventful.
Monday I went to the boat for more carnage clearing, and to take photos for insurance. I also started the engine, right away, delightfully — it starts quicker and runs smoother than pre-dunking. Here’s Henry:
On Thursday the insurance inspector came, and he knew the score; a ”salty dog” that built his own narrowboat in the 70s, minus the salt. He took some photos, we chatted, and he asked who did my spray foaming. “That’s the one thing I’ve never done,” he said. “I always get the professionals in.”
The professionals, you say? T’was I.
The big event for me was Saturday: moving to Stratford-upon-Avon. I am officially housed — I have mains water! And mains sewage! No longer in a field, I have to admit this is glorious; the only thing missing is a boat nearby to finish renovating — I now have a bet to complete it by the end of September.
This morning I went over to continue cleaning, as for now I’m waiting for the River Severn to open…
Until next Sunday!
- Nick