Hadar

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 Before lunch I started to paint the white lining around the fleet number until rain stopped play 🌧 I have just finished it off this afternoon. This side is now ready for varnishing. 😊 ...

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Jo gave the galley doors a 2nd coat, whilst I gave the fleet number a 2nd coat of blue, nearly finished, I just need to do the fleet number lining so Jo can varnish the cabin sides. Not looking...

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 Another early morning start on painting Hadar before it gets too hot. Jo giving the galley doors a 2nd coat.  and I repainted the gauging number. 😊 Keith & Jo Welcome aboard our ...

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 Early start on the painting this morning. Jo gave the galley doors a 1st coat of gloss white and touched up the red, blue and white coach line. Whist I did the job I hate most, the blue su...

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 Jo has has had a busy morning, rubbing down and undercoating the cabin side, the galley doors and our 2 mops, whilst I was busy fitting some new decking. 😊 Keith & Jo We...

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 Jo and I have been busy this morning and early afternoon painting Hadar. Whilst Jo got on with rubbing down and primering, I cracked on with touching up the signwriting. Not the easiest locatio...

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 This morning Jo and I made a start on repainting the port cabin sides. First we tackled the galley door where the weather strip has come away from the door. After Jo attacked the rust, I drille...

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 This morning Jo gave the starboard cabin side a 2nd and final coat of varnish. After lunch we turned Hadar around, to our normal mooring position, tomorrow we can start work on the port side. ...

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 Not much painting done today, but I did manage to put the white border around the fleet number that Jo repainted yesterday. 😊 We have been sorting out bird and bat boxes on site. 🐦�...

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 Jo spent this morning and early afternoon giving the cabin sides another coat of red and blue and repainted the fleet number. This afternoon I repainted the gauging number. �...

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 This morning Jo rubbed down more of the cabin sides ready for painting. After lunch she started painting. I painted the blue area surrounding the gauging number. 😊 Jo painting one of th...

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 This morning I touched up the sign writing, not that you can see from the photo, and throughout the day Jo has painted the bow and started on one section of the cabin. You can see how much th...

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 Yesterday Jo used the new wire brush cup wheel in our angle grinder to remove the paint from the front hatch lid, and also rubbed down the deck. This morning she primered it 😊 ...

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 This morning Jo and I assembled our new bunker, and then filled it with stuff. 😊 Keith & Jo Welcome aboard our working boat Hadar. Pull up a chair and join as we cruise the waterwa...

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 This morning Jo and I broke apart our old bunker on the end of our pontoon. Then fitted a new piece of decking in its place. Finally I fitted the bird nest box which is going to have...

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 This morning I rubbed down the wood edge to our bathroom door and the door frame, then varnished them, whilst Jo started to cut up the wood we collected whilst out cruising. I helped Jo once I ...

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 With the rain over the weekend we discovered our bullseye in the roof of the back cabin was leaking, so Jo resealed it. We then removed the 4th and final mushroom vent, ground down and drilled ...

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 Busy day today, this morning I rewired the battery charger which we use to charge the starter battery when running the generator, and fitted a new fuse holder to replace the faulty one. This af...

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  Hi Everyone. Having been out boating for 4 months, we came home to a jungle in the way of our garden. Why is it the weeds never die, but flowers and plants do? Anyway, it was time to tame t...

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 A good run down Hatton locks today, with thanks to Chris who came and helped us down, and we met up with nb Meerkat halfway down which made life easier for us both. Safely back on our mooring i...

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 A brief dry run to the top of the Hatton flight this morning, now moored at the top of Hatton locks. Lunch at Hatton locks café, no beer. It did start to rain when we got to the café, and it ...

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 A slow warm run down the Lapworth flight this morning, but nice to get back onto the Grand Union and deep water. Now moored at Tom O'The Wood, Rowington where we had a late lunch (2.00pm) and a...

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 This morning we said cheerio to Birmingham and headed for the Staffs & Worcs canal then the North Stratford. We have been dragging the bottom of the canal all day with this pound being 4" down,...

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 We took a walk up through Brindley Place to Broad Street this morning, then up to Edgbaston Village, back down Broad Street, coffee in Wetherspoons, and finally back along the canal. 😊 ...

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