No rest for the wicked!

After all the work we did on Moonshine last weekend, we thought we deserved a well hard earned rest at home this weekend.  Well these things don't always pan out how you plan them. Instead we have been redecorating Natalie's bedroom, and today laying laminate flooring...no rest for the wicked. And the purchase of a new wardrobe and chest of drawers has punched yet another large hole in the old credit card.

However, we haven't neglected Moonshine completely this week, as her port duo props were taken to www.aewoodwards.co.uk   These will cost around £130 to rebuild the severely damaged one (25% of the blade was missing) and to rebalance the other. The damaged propeller itself appears to have good life left in it as the metal is quite thick and the new weld hopefully will adhere to it. We were told that after inspection they had been repaired before and that the repair was very good as only a keen eye would be able to know it had been repaired.  We hope this won't be a case of throwing good money after bad as a new set for the one side would cost about £500, however before the start of next seasons boating we will purchase a complete new set for both sides and these old ones will become spares.

 

 

Also new vinyl was purchased for the wheelhouse trims this week from Dunelm Mill (http://www.dunelm-mill.com). Not marine quality, but we have used this before for re-trimming areas in Luro's wheelhouse shortly after buying her, and it still looked good after 5 years when she was sold.  A new heavy duty staple gun was also purchased for the job along with stainless steel staples. Only half way through recovering them but they are looking good so far.

This also means that over the coming weeks the sewing machine will have to have the dust blown off it, and a new steering wheel cover made along with fish finder hood with a black stripe.