On the Move

Paul has been working really hard over the holidays to get the area where the boat is going to sit for the next 6 months finished. All the footings, jacking points and sleepers are now in place. The Turfor winch has been serviced and a friend has supplied the post that is going to act as an anchor point for the winching process. Paul has also tidied up the garden side of what is now the boat yard and is in the process of tidying up the other side – all the rubble from the sheds and walls has got to go, as well as tons of topsoil.

He has decided that the garden/boat yard and his workshop have got to be sorted out before starting on the inside of the boat as otherwise it won’t get done, besides he needs the space in the workshop for building cupboards and stuff. The cooker, toilet and s**t tank have now arrived

Well the boat has been moved with the use of the Turfor winch, the telegraph pole system and some muscle – all Paul’s. On the first day he managed to move it most of the way, about 25ft, although the anchor point kept getting pulled out due to the ground being so soft and during the 2nd day he moved it the last 10ft using a boundary post at the back of the garden, which is no longer there as this also was pulled out of the ground. The telegraph poles did the job but will not be much good when it comes to pulling the boat out, Paul will have to think of new system for this. This weekend was spent jacking the boat up in order to level it off to sit on the sleepers and he has now started to build a temporary side wall (at the end of the neighbours garden) and the front wall to close the garden off from the front of the house.

Seeing the boat in the garden every day is the most amazing sight and reminds me just how mad we are – well Paul is – after all it was his idea