Another weekend of boat work down. I'm pleased to report the plumbing is FINALLY done.
The watermaker sample tap has been fitted to the galley, the test & tank positions labelled on the main panel (note to self: avoid bumping pressurised freshwater flush switch until all connections are made), the water tank vents fitted, and the diesel tank breather container also has extra holes now.
Added to that, the new waste tank has a vent breather pipe, a deck "suck-out" pipe, and a MK5 manual pump & pipe all fitted. Phew. Quite the weekend.
After all that bilge related fun, the sun came out and I needed some fresh air so the railings got a [.....]
9 weeks 'til haul out! Single digits finally. We had some wild weather this past week with the local weather station clocking an average of 50kts, and some gusts up to 62kts. I was relatively concerned for the well being of our Rutland but true to form, it kept spinning away and seems like it survived ok.
With the temps dropping rapidly over here, the weekend was always going to be a bit hit & miss but we still managed to get some work in.
First up was some more watermaker work - I tell you, plumbing in a watermaker has been a lot more work than I thought it would be. Still, we ran the [.....]
...Goes to a good mate of mine, Ben T, for finding a copy of Lat 38 in Washington that had Norm's freshly-built steel boat on the cover (looking good there Norm), and posting it to me in the UK.
nathan
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Can you tell by the post title I'm really, REALLY counting down 'til we leave?
Anyway, 2015! Where does the time go.... 2014 was a great year that included some big milestones for the boat, but an even bigger one is coming this year. In 18.5 weeks, we'll be taking in our lines for the last time and heading off. Yep, it's that close.
I had two weeks off over Christmas and even with the cold weather, managed to spend the time getting some more projects [.....]
