Been a while since anything happened on Seren due to health reasons. Getting better thanks to anti-biotics so did a bit this morning. The doors sort-of fit but need a bit of trimming. The starboard one is touching the threshold and will no doubt get worse the first time it gets wet and it’s a … Read more »
Author: Phil
New Doors
Life has been a bit busy recently and I have little inclination to work in the shed when it’s cold and wet so progress is slow. However the hatchway and doorframe on Seren are complete so now I need a hatch and doors. Plural, we’re having a pair of doors as they’ll take up less … Read more »
1st Outing
Well, first outing on Seren yesterday (6th April). Took #1 granddaughter to The Anchor at Great Barford. She hasn’t been on the boat for obvious reasons for a couple of years and it was her 11th birthday the day before so it was a sort-of birthday treat. Just two locks (Roxton and Gt. Barford) and … Read more »
Stern Door – (2)
Health and IT issues have kept me away from the boat for a few days and prevented blogging so here’s a catch-up. Here’s the new GRP panel held in place with gaffer tape, a clamp and little wooden blocks glued temporarily behind it. Time to apply resin and glass to the back… While the resin … Read more »
Stern Door (1)
I’ve removed the old ‘bi-fold’ door and hacked out the roof hatch. The port side panel is original GRP, the starboard would have been the same with a small central door and a higher threshold to keep the weather out. A previous owner had paneled inside and out with 10mm ply screwed through. The screws … Read more »
IT Issues
I can get a bit smug about my IT set up but last weekend it all went wrong. For months when I boot up my desktop there have been a load of error messages, but despite that everything seemed to work OK. I got as far as consulting the local Linux User Group and someone … Read more »
Deck #2 part2
Here’s the deck frame in place, note the fixed ballast in the centre and movable ballast on the starboard side. Might have to move that now I have two leisure batteries. Deck boards fitted. The shorter board in the corner is deliberate, the gas locker fits here and the gas pipe and drain are through … Read more »
Deck #2
Or Possibly 3 if we include the original. Back in 2019, which seems like a different era now, I replaced Seren’s rear deck using decking boards such as one might use in a garden. The boards are made from recycled plastic and wood fibre and seem pretty good. What’s not so good, at least on … Read more »
Day 46 (I think!)
Day 22 was a nightmare. On the Ashton Canal lots of locks in a dodgy area of Manchester where the locals use the canal a rubbish dump and the kids aiuse themselves in the evenings by draining the pounds. At some point while I was out of the boat fighting a lock or running water … Read more »
Day 21
It’s three days to midummer, so why am I typing this in my sleeping bag? Beginning to wish I’d spent less time on Seren’s electrics and making the fridge work and got around to fitting heating instead. but here’s how the day went: The usual early start, ablutions, breakfast make sandwiches for lunch in case … Read more »
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