All the welding has now been finished by Debdale Wharf and Diesel & Dust is back on the hard standing again. It was nice to be round the back again with less distractions and feels easier to work round there without disturbing people and less coming and going to distract you!

The work they have done is filling some of the deeper pits with weld, plating the front hull from well deck drains back on both sides:

Repair the front bulkhead and drainage channel in both front lockers where it had rusted through:

Repair to inside:

Fit new welded in chimney collar at the front as the cast ones are prone to leaking:

Replace the bottom of the door frame for the side hatch:

Repair hole in boatman's cabin roof where the drainage channel is and had rusted through. Very good and nearly invisible repair!

New rear doors and sliding hatch and new rear chimney collar:

Extend weed hatch up to meet back deck and to create new lifting hatch in back deck with drainage channels:

New anodes fitted front and back:

New stern gear and rudder shaft with rudder welded back on and extended slightly - new top and bottom rudder bearings:

Prop has now been refitted and new stern gland, rear prop shaft, bearings etc. as shown in previous entry.

More photos and account of work completed this weekend to follow!