Cummins

That's who makes this engine, seen at Goodwood last weekend. Possible candidate if the Lister engine in Misterton ever breaks?

Mary and I went to the Festival of Speed to have a weekend off from working on the boat. We've just got back from Goole this weekend and while we did quite a lot, forgot to take any photographs! We'll be up again next weekend and will take some then.

Basically we painted more things, the outside of the barge at least is starting to look more presentable. Inside, more work has been done on completing the walls. The ceiling lining should arrive this week, along with the last of the plywood flooring.

Managed to gash my head on the corner of the fuel tank again and freaked Mary out by appearing with blood running down my face (it always looks worse than it really is). Maybe I should put something over that corner.........

I finally relented and brought Mary a paint sprayer for doing the interior walls, however, I haven't let her use it yet as I need to familiarise myself with the instructions (i.e. have a play with it myself first).

There seems to be more commercial activity on the canal these days, with a few tugs and gravel barges in evidence. This is in contrast to mid winter when they never moved, victims of the global economy. Good to see.