More Rust

Yes, I've not written about rust for a few posts now, time to redress the balance. Mary and I went up for the day on saturday to do some more work. The main things we did was to chip all the loose rust and old tar from the frames in the bilges and then re-coat with bitumen tar.  Here are some frames after cleaning....

Mary applies the bitumen.....

I take a rest after shovelling up another bucket of rust.

We also lowered the last bit of the floor needing it, in the kitchen area.

Mid-destruction.....

Mary demonstrates how it'll look one day. :)

There has been some more general progress on the interior. The wall panels are just being test fitted, as we have yet to get the insulation applied. This is happening next week.

Alan's team have also cut the access door from the engine room into the main interior. Steps will come down from the wheelhouse eventually, making this the main entrance into the boat.

They've also made a start on the wheelhouse floor.

All in all, slowly getting there.

Comments

[q]

Its' just like tinkering with the rover isn't it... just a kind of larger scale... Have you measured the draft of the barge since removing everything?

[Simon]

Yeah, its pretty much the same thing, just a lot lot bigger. :)

Not measured the draft, but I can see from that its sitting a few inches higher since we removed everything. We must've taken out a least a couple of tons of stuff.....