Worst day of the winter as we ride the storm in Devizes

Moored Near Devizes, Kennet & Avon

Well windy or what!!.. But it was the same everywhere today. Nothing left the top of either boat overnight, but today the satellite dish almost took off in an almighty gust of wind. It's OK though and now back in its place as the wind abates.

OK so progress, here is the fire with its flue fitted now.. tomorrow we shall light it up gently. The floor is taking ages to dry out after we found the floor to be soaking after lifting the carpets. We have today replaced what we think was the cause, a bunged up filter on the water pump which has now been moved to the front of the saloon close to the opposite front window to the fire..

Actually you can just about see it, the white thing on the floor to the right. This was in what is going to be the galley, and would have been located right in the back corner of one of the corner cabinates not a good place for it me thinks. Umm I should have taken that bit of wood off the fire before I took the pic!!

The only bit I don't like at the moment is the piece of masterboard that the boatyard fitted to the ceiling, you can see it quite plainly. There was suppose to be a brass ring up there, but because of the angle that the flue is exiting the roof, it won't lay flat, so I have to have that.. I will have to try find some way to pretty that up a bit for sure.

Bones asked if there was carpet on the walls, yes there is, I am used to it in NP Mk1, I rather like it. Most narrowboats built now are all wood faced on the inside.. I prefer a carpet, even to the point that if we had purchased a boat with wood I probably would have covered up all that beauty with a carpet! So then to the area of the dinette, this is where the galley was, so I can give you a before and after pic now.. I have taken this pic from the Devizes Marina website of the galley as we saw it when we purchased the new boat...

Before ..

And after..

Well I wasn't happy with that galley, and this is the area that Vic and Chas of NB Moore2Life were working on today ready for the dinette to go in there. Chas has put all the electrics neatly behind the panels, and is cutting a hole in the piece of carpet to fit the plugs into.. Once done the carpet was duly stuck to the wall.. The bulkhead next to Vic will be cut down, and will form the back of the dinette and the wall of the galley area the other side.. that is for tomorrow me thinks!.. It is coming together rather nicely at the moment..