grendel

if this goes on much longer we will get them to install a starting handle in your chest, two turns and back to 'normal'

or just give Robin a shout....

no feeling yourself and phoning an ambulance

kinder strange behaviour.

I remember the smells at the Yorvik viking centre in York, used to pong like a lush shop. (but not as nice)

so much easier to just beach the boat on breydon.

might even get a bit more headroom at Potter heigham Bridge if we are lucky.

We are all forgetting, things are proceeding - just at Norfolk pace.

first side scarf joint unclamped and cleaned up, second side clamped and gluing. in the meantime an ABS module for the car has been disassembled and dry solder joints have been re-soldered. just a normal evenings work here.

in a bottle?

the first scarf joint glued and clamped, this will stay clamped for 24 hours and then I will glue the other side and clean up this side

scarf joints sanded at 10 degrees on each part, next to glue the joints, these will be glued in the correct position, after glueing the parts will be adjusted for thickness across the joints (as the wood is fractionally thicker one side of the joint on one of the sides).

so the back cabin sections have been faired into position, the roof lines added, now to scarf them.

still a little fettling to do on the right hand side, just a pencil line thickness and it will be right, the cabin top line has been marked on the generous side (using a 2mm thick lath, and marking on the outside). this will be trimmed back when preparing the roof, as this too will be angled slightly. next to trim the rear sections of the cabin sides, to fit, then scarf the two halves to each other.

we used to have the Energen slimming foods factory across the road from my parents, the smell of strawberry jam still brings back the memories of that place.

well I have been busy , both on here and getting some repairs done on my car, add to that the fact that I am proceeding carefully as I dont want to get this stage wrong, so finally I have scribed and cut the angled curved cut to mate the side to the deck, this angle varies along the deck, the curve is easy to scribe, but getting the angle is tricky, I took the biggest angle in the end and cut the curve on the bandsaw carefully, here is the fitted side clamped in position, quite a snug fit if I say so myself. next step the other side, then measure and cut the side shape, then cutout of the windows, Oh and somehow form a joint to join the front sides with the back sides.

done

I have that on series record, will watch todays programs later.

another video found while watching the previous one.

just been posted on the facebook page so thought I would share here too.

well we know from Indys trip that Dover to Yarmouth is do-able in a day (weather permitting) the boat type may (or may not) make a difference to the viability of the trip

via Great Yarmouth you have breydon Bridge and Haven bridge to pass, Haven bridge requires 24 hour prior booking (if it is working) via lowestoft (Oulton Broad) you have the lock, and a bridge that would require booking (I believe). best to keep an eye on here as generally if there are problems with the bridges or lock, then someone will copy the broads Authority notification to a post on the forum. I am not sure of your level of expertise with navigation and other sea voyages, but I am sure others will be along to explain what you might need to prepare for the journey.

we spent our first night mudweighted in a little side bay in the narrow part of the entrance to South Walsham Broad, that was the night I got up and stepped out of the bed into wet floor. after ascertaining the boat wasnt sinking we slept through and phoned Horizon boats in the morning, they asked if we could pop back to the yard, which we did, only to find the fresh water pump was leaking and had emptied the water tank into the bilges. a couple of hours later a new pump had been fitted the water tank filled and the carpets dried out and we were back on our way.

Fair Dinkum