A Deck in Time

This front corner of the front deck may have looked motheaten, but the damage was caused by a Bumble Hole Moor-hen nesting there for years. She used to walk her baby chicks down the gunnels when they were first out of the nest ....... and what a treat that was watching from inside, trying to not rock the boat, ha ha.... oops splash.....but always landing fine then swimming around as if they had always been doing it.. The wildlife watching was terrific.











What a relief it was to get it all cut out, cleaned out, treated all over and replacement so neatly fitted with the 1/4 inch plate steel from Greens of Netherton ...It went in in 2 pieces, a welded seam down the middle and a neat hole for the water tank filler ...... Thank you fellas

And just look at it now, all black and shiney with a couple of coats of Hammerite and a thick layer of Bitumen round the edges.

Just before the winter sets in as well, phew.....and don't it look great.

Its got me thinking about the paint designs for the doors ..... that'll keep my mind busy in the bad weather when it arrives and I don't have to go out ..... whoopydoo. Got lots of firewood collected this autumn and practicing cooking on the home woodburner. Next entry will show what I have done fitting the woodburner on the boat, an excellent place to start on the inside methinks.