Hello, and happy June’s end!
Chaotic is an understatement, as I’ll be moving back onboard a little sooner than I thought: 2 weeks to get all the messy work out of the way, with final bits of insulation ready for the re-build.
To start with on Monday evening, I went over to install the brass hatch sliders. I got one of them in, making a right mess in the process — sealant everywhere, which is too grippy. But, shiny!
Also, the roof! 😍
On Tuesday evening I went to do the other side, but first I broke the thread tap and had to drill it out, and then the welding on the guide rail failed… so, yep: that needs cleaning up, re-welding and 3 coats of the faff-to-mix paint. Another one for (near-)future Nick.
Then, what I’d been procrastinating on: back to the water tank. This weekend I spent many-an-hour in there, caked up in rust and paint dust. Grim, but I’ve finished the angle grinding part. A few corners to do manually before I can deep-clean it (with a pressure washer this time!), and then the paint. A little bit of progress, every day.
I also replaced one of the porthole windows that chipped in transit with a new piece of borosilicate glass, and… it’s chonky! 15mm deep! Completely over-engineered, as it should be.
(This is the old one, but the dimensions are identical.)
Until next Sunday!
- Nick
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