Almost no boating today, but we did go the very short distance from our overnight stop to Brinklow Boat Services.
We had the usual fun of threading our way between boats, with at least one needing to be repositioned temporarily to get our near 72 foot around a corner entering the yard, and getting past the "floating/sinking" dry dock.
We had to moor on the outside of the "Star", meaning old plywood boards had to be laid across the sheeted hold of that boat to give a route to get the dogs on and off. Max got the hang of it almost immediately, but Odin seemed to want to cross on the bits where the boards weren't! Doable, but all three family members needed to be on hand each time it was done.
Today Dave Ross replaced the rotting "back end beam" that crosses the front of the engine room with a steel replacement. It is a common compromise these days, if not strictly prototypical. Anything in wood needs constant maintenance, and quickly starts to deteriorate - the steel equivalent is the same shape, but far less maintenance is required.
I didn't take pictures, so these are "borrowed" from Dave.
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| Old beam removed |
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| It was very rotten |
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| Complete and primed. |
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| That's better! |
Stretton Stop to Brinklow Boat Services, Stretton Arm
Miles 0.4, Locks: 0
Total Miles 338.4, Total Locks: 346
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