Shell Delivered

At 2 pm today we received an email from Phil, obviously delighted that the shell had just been delivered safely to his workshop. He was also pleased that it was a fine and dry day so that the shell did not need drying before he can start work on it.

We did have a bit of a glitch on Tuesday night when we looked closely at the photos from Sheffield and it appeared that the steps in the semi trad were not at the height that Andrew specified when he visited. These are crucial for our ability to step up and down from the deck to the roof, especially when working through a lock. Most important if working single handed (which Mike sometimes does even if others are inside keeping dry) or just to be able to help out with tying off the boat when ascending in a wide lock.

However, after an exchange of emails and phone calls first thing yesterday morning, it was agreed that this will be rectified after the shell is shipped to Stafford - this will not hold up the immediate work which is all inside the cabin. When we next visit in a couple of weeks time we will be able to determine what changes are needed.

On lorry