Today Albert came out of the dry dock at Yardley Gobion.
As is the routine at Baxter's Monday is changeover day for boats being blacked. At 9:00 AM we duly arrived at the dock and found Albert with a new coating of epoxy blacking and the dock being prepared for flooding. It should last us a few years. The stern gland has also been renewed; I thought it a wise precaution especially after our engine mountings failed in 2016.
Ready for the water
In it comes!
We tool Albert onto the moorings alongside the dock since moor work needs to be done on Albert. The chimney collar has been fixed and now looks very serviceable and much neater than the old hard-wood version.
New chimney collar
The bathroom has been stripped of tiles, shower and sink. Some of the wood has also been removed. The next step is rebuilding and tiling.
There was a shower there once!
Sink gone.
Half of the contents of our bathroom are now sitting in a wheelbarrow.
Our bathroom tiles and shower
Looking forward to the construction phase.
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