Working on Robinetta, day 1

View from the "wash station"

Constant flowing water

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weather makes a huge difference to the experience of working on a boat, and we could not have wished for better weather. Warm sun and a slight breeze meant that the lack of mains water at the yard was irrelevant. A culverted stream runs under the boat yard to discharge clean water onto a pebbled beach. Sitting on a convenient rock, surrounded by beautiful scenery, made washing a year's accumulated grime off the heads and the floor boards more of a pleasure than a chore.

 Alex is concentrating on the exterior of Robinetta, and with 5 days of guaranteed time undercover she should look lovely by the time we launch (hopefully Tuesday). My tasks on the interior might take longer. We have not been able to do a deep clean since we left Tollesbury back in 2021, and the inside of the boat is filthy. That means the painting has to be delayed, and some of it might be put off for yet another year.