Outside work at last

I have been working on some things that are not very interesting to report, like a new bilge pump, ripping out the roof timber that was wet, and installing the 240V system. At last today I could do something outside, so while the roof fibre-glassing was going off I put the chain pipe arrangement on the anchor rope deck hatch. A standard hatch has no hole to run the rope through, and just cutting a hole would have been a bit flimsy so I bought a hawse hole casting, cut two ends off and fitted them back together along the opening line of the hatch. This is the way Cheetah cats do it but they have a custom bit of metalwork.

 Another item turned up today, the helm and crew seats. These are KAB seats that have been custom finished in the vinyl I will use on the other upholstery. They were made by Thomas Scott, who also supply Seaward. They will look stunning when in place but here is a preview:

And the crew or "Operator" seat which has a turntable below so it can face forward, or back to the table