The morning continued to be pretty shitty. Howling gale and cold to boot. No v choice but to get on with the engine instal since without it we couldn't move.
To be honest, Rik did most of the work whilst I sorted out odds and ends. The work involved moving the mounts for the engine beam plate so that the engine sits vertically in the well. This was achieved with only one miss-measurement (Rik got it wrong! That's never happened before!
With that done, a hole was drilled through the internal cockpit moulding to feed the locking cable through thus securing the engine to the boat such that any prospective thief will have to do damage to get it out
That's important because only if there's visible damage will the insurance pay out
With that done and kit offloaded, the boom and mainsail went down into the cabin for the time being as I've brought all the running rigging home to wash and then decide what cab be used and what needs replacing
Toby must be getting fed up with us by now but he still readily agreed to put Brigantia back on her buoy when the conditions calm down a bit - just like last time I was down the river was no place to be rowing around in a seven foot tippy dinghy!
All in all, a successful weekend. Didn't get a much done as I'd hoped but given the conditions we got a lot more done than I'd have expected!
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ReplyDeleteOh yes it has ... What??? :-)
DeleteHappened before
DeleteYou don't mean you've got things wrong more than once? Surely not!
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