I was going to title this 'Appetite for Destruction' but only a few would get that reference. Mary and I spent a couple of days over the bank holiday weekend removing more of the interior fitout from the front of the boat. Chipboard, hardboard and firbreboard have been used throughout. Bizzare really, as some of the woodwork joints were quite good, but the use of poor materials has spoilt the whole thing. Mary is now the proud owner of her own screwdriver and stylish DIY coveralls. Guys, you need to take care of the woman in your life. I might buy Mary a powertool for Christmas.

These pictures show the scale of the job, we've basically dismantled three odd shaped bedrooms and a bathroom. Mary refused to touch the porta-potti, but she remained relatively close by in a 'supportive' role while I got rid of it. We've taken a total of 13 trips to the Hatfield tip - we should get a loyalty card.

 This final picture shows the cleared space. We still need to figure out what to do about treating the rust and framing and insulating the hull, but its good to get it cleared out. We've laid out some bits of wood to show where the walls will go when its rebuilt, gives us an idea of spaces. Exciting eh?

Finally congratulations to Nev (see the IRIS blog...) who is now a qualified boatmaster!