Happy New Year 2025

 

Having spent 2024 on our mooring at Saltisford Canal Centre, we are both looking forward to travelling in 2025.

Keith

Merry Christmas 2024

 

Our Grandson Oscar

We have a GoFundMe page for our beautiful 11 year old grandson Oscar, please read Oscar's aunt, explanation as to why we are doing this, If you could share this on your Social Media to spread the word, and could you please help us by making a small donation to help our lovely grandson, we would appreciate it very much.

Click on the photo to take you there.

Many thanks Keith & Jo

Boat Painting part 13

 Before lunch I started to paint the white lining around the fleet number until rain stopped play 🌧

I have just finished it off this afternoon. This side is now ready for varnishing. 😊

Just in time to watch the Scotland South Africa rugby match 🏈😁

Keith & Jo

Boat Painting part 12

Jo gave the galley doors a 2nd coat, whilst I gave the fleet number a 2nd coat of blue, nearly finished, I just need to do the fleet number lining so Jo can varnish the cabin sides.

Not looking good for finishing though with the predicted weather  ☹️⛈ 

Keith & Jo

Boat Painting part 11

 Another early morning start on painting Hadar before it gets too hot. Jo giving the galley doors a 2nd coat.

 and I repainted the gauging number. 😊

Keith & Jo

Boat Painting part 10

 Early start on the painting this morning. Jo gave the galley doors a 1st coat of gloss white and touched up the red, blue and white coach line.

Whist I did the job I hate most, the blue surrounding the gauging number 🤬. 

Before

After

Keith & Jo

Boat Painting part 9

 Jo has has had a busy morning, rubbing down and undercoating the cabin side, the galley doors and our 2 mops, whilst I was busy fitting some new decking. 😊

Keith & Jo

Boat Painting part 8

 Jo and I have been busy this morning and early afternoon painting Hadar. Whilst Jo got on with rubbing down and primering, I cracked on with touching up the signwriting. Not the easiest location to do such delicate work, and towards the end, with the heat from the sun, the paint was getting decidely stiffer. 🖌️ 😒

Keith & Jo

Boat Painting part 7

 This morning Jo and I made a start on repainting the port cabin sides. First we tackled the galley door where the weather strip has come away from the door. After Jo attacked the rust, I drilled 3 holes then screwed the strip to the wood behind the door to pull the gap in. Then Jo used filler and rubbed down rust spots on the rest of the cabin. 😊

Keith & Jo

Boat Painting part 6

 This morning Jo gave the starboard cabin side a 2nd and final coat of varnish. After lunch we turned Hadar around, to our normal mooring position, tomorrow we can start work on the port side. 😊

Keith & Jo

Boat Painting part 5

 Not much painting done today, but I did manage to put the white border around the fleet number that Jo repainted yesterday. 😊

We have been sorting out bird and bat boxes on site. 🐦🦇

Keith & Jo

Boat Painting part 4

 Jo spent this morning and early afternoon giving the cabin sides another coat of red and blue and repainted the fleet number.

This afternoon I repainted the gauging number. 😊

Keith & Jo

Boat Painting part 3

 This morning Jo rubbed down more of the cabin sides ready for painting. After lunch she started painting. I painted the blue area surrounding the gauging number. 😊

Jo painting one of the engine room doors

Jo painting one of the engine room doors

And after painting the blue around the gauging number

It looks better from a distance!

Keith & Jo

Boat Painting part 2

 This morning I touched up the sign writing, not that you can see from the photo, and throughout the day Jo has painted the bow and started on one section of the cabin.

You can see how much the blue has faded in the sun. 😊

Keith & Jo