JanetAnne

However, should 'stone age man' appear on a bank near me I will spend a througly enjoyable time watching how it used to be done.

Sadly the habits of some anglers, along with the gear used these days is a very far cry from the past.

I reckon that depends on what time the bacon rolls are ready

I don't suppose it would be possible to get RT moved out a bit into the middle this week? Any extra access would be really helpful with a lot going on at the same time. Just a few days to go now...... exciting ain't it!!

I'm not allowed to do boaty stuff at home any more. I mean you build one engine on the kitchen table and its never forgotten...

I can see Halton as I write this.....

I got 'Entertainer'

Me too!

I hope we have a wheelbarrow whizzer attending?

Nice to see you are practicing before getting your hands on Royal Tudor

There's nowt wrong with an outside loo

Nah, sounds to me more like the oak is getting old. I think it would be best to save it from altzheimers immediately and have it planked and shipped up to Norfolk where some trusted enthusiasts will ensure it is given a far more exciting new home.

And if we have too many people other wooden boats are available

I am quite happy to do something else if we have enough engineering types to do the heating and tanks. We wont all fit in the bilge at the same time.. Decks were mentioned?

Never been 'chronicled' before. Is it painful?

I installed one of these...

Now we're talking... I'll concentrate on the heating Doug. Ali will check the bottom for any caulking and puttying needed etc and get a coat of primer, tar varnish, antifouling or whatever is your preferred coating on.

I believe it's the 12th and 13th May

I will see if I can get some time off for good behaviour (ok, ok, I know I should have been good first). Happy to get involved and help with the diesel tank or the heating system Doug. Is all the planking work done underneath? I can bring the caulking and puttying queen with me...

Do you have a list or idea as to what you need doing Doug? For example you may not want people applying undercoat to the hull if the cabin sides are being scraped back just above them. Is there electrics or plumbing to attend to etc etc

How fortunate that it managed to sink on the BA moorings where WE all get to finance its removal rather than on the Beccles Town Council's moorings where it had sat for all that time and where it would have been their liability. Some days I cant believe our luck...

Seeing as your reg number, make, model, colour and chassis number is on full display wherever your car is I wouldn't worry about piccys on here too much.

Are you telling me that wiping the dipstick between finger and thumb and rubbing the two together is no longer the recognised evaluation technique for engines?

and on display!