working

Went up to Shotley with Julian. Another lovely day, weatherwise. I forgot the sugar soap, and the sanding block, so spent my time washing the internal paintwork down with fairy liquid. It was very grubby, and I found some more detachable bits to bring home, but the good news is that the ceiling paint is in good condition. I am not going to have to repaint that!
Julian traced the wiring, and ended up stripping it all out. None of it was marine grade, and there were “chocolate blocks” connecting bits of wire together all over the place. He’s going to redo everything, so when we left Robinetta in the evening none of her electrics except the bilge pump and engine starter were useable. The lighting was all caravan type, fluorescent bulbs in plastic housings; Julian’s talking about using LED lights everywhere to cut down the current needed.