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Bedford River Festival (part 3)
Actually the River Festival is irrelevant, the reason I’m posting this is that after months of work and a lot of delays the remodeled stern deck , doors, hatch/storage box and gas lockers are done and I have a photo. Being moored bow to bank at Kelpie I could never get a decent view of … Read more »
Bedford River Festival (part 3)
More notes for GOBA News I took part in the cabin cruiser parade on Saturday but given Seren’s lack of maneuverability probably should have been with the narrowboats. I think it’s a series of issues; Seren has a keel from the engine bay in the bow to the skeg. It houses the prop shaft and … Read more »
Bedford River Festival (part 2)
Notes, to be turned into a piece for GOBA News in due course. The Bedford River Festival is a biannual event organised by Bedford Borough Council to promote the waterfront area as a place for recreation of all kinds. Shortly after moving down here and buying Seren went by car in 2018 to see what … Read more »
Bedford River Festival (part 1)
Well, we’re off. I spent most of the day re-commissioning Seren, ie taking the seat squabs, curtains etc from home and putting them in place. Then sorting out food and drink, clothing and personal effects. Then finally Linda took me back to Kelpie and I set off about 15.10. And here we are 2 hours … Read more »
Llangollen International Eisteddfod
About a month ago I went for a pre-op assessment at Luton & Dunstable Hosp. The first people I met filled me in on what to expect and asked if I had any questions. The only one that came to mind was, ‘will I be able to go to the Eisteddfod?’ We’d had tickets for … Read more »
Something completely different
My old desktop PC had been getting increasingly unstable over the last few months and finally became unusable. I tinkered and looked at prices of spare parts and decided to buy a new one from our local computer shop (in Sandy). It’s just the ‘tower’ itself I kept the screen, keyboard and mouse. It’s a … Read more »
Engine Problem
A couple of years ago I checked the diesel fuel filter and water trap and then had enormous trouble getting air out of the fuel system to get the thing running again. This time I thought I’d done it right. Turned off the fuel tap before removing trap and filter, and refilled both with diesel … Read more »
Paneling (and a bit of painting)
Today is a training day for teachers at Georgie’s and Milly’s schools so we nobly volunteered to look after them for the day. Individually they are lovely but together they wind each other up and drive nanny and I to distraction so Georgie and I went to do some work on Seren. This locker is … Read more »
New Doors (5)
Final touch to the doors, fitted bolts top and bottom and a handle to pull them shut. The handle is an old brass antique from the depths of my shed. Some of the stuff in there came from my father’s shed (and some of that from his father’s) and some from my father-in-law’s garage (and … Read more »
New Doors (4)
As promised here’s a (not very good) close-up of a cabin hook that latches into the bottom of the hatch/topbox. There’s another on the other side. The ‘staple’ part of the hook is fitted into the base of the box from above leaving the base of the box smooth. The hook goes into the slot. … Read more »
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