This week has been productive. Whilst there is progress everyday, it’s not everyday that the appearance of the interior changes so quickly. I keep reminding myself not to rush – as a reaction to my alarm at this rate of progress – but then backtrack and remember that the progress is simply proportional to the time spent working, time I now have in abundance. I’m relishing this time, well knowing that there will be months ahead when progress will seem tediously slow and far less tangible.
The four main bulkheads have now been glassed in and I continue tomorrow with spiling and cutting the bunk fronts.
This week’s niggle has been the storage of anchor chain, which I had to finalise in order to build the V-berth around it. I intended to run the chain through a deck fitting, down a hose-pipe along the centre-line of the boat to the forward end of the bilge. This required choosing a chain (of suitable strength) that had clearance inside a pipe, which was of a size that allowed it to be securely fastened to the underside of the deck fitting. On looking into it I was surprised to find myself looking at diameters of chain at this relatively early stage in the refit. Funny how one has to look so far down the line and cement tiny details in order to take steps forward in the present.
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