Yesterday I braved the rain and went up to Falls Bridge Warf just outside Rugby to see the boat out of the water. Whilton Marina have contracted the work out as I believe they have quite a backlog of work. I am glad about this as it gave me the opportunity to get another opinion from someone not directly involved in the sale. Rupert who runs the yard turns out to be a highly skilled welder who not only repairs boats but has built a few too as well as restoring classic cars. Considering the boats age, he reckons its in pretty good shape.
The work involved grinding out the poor quality welds on a previous replate along the bottom of the swim and extending the plate about another foot forward. I am no expert but the job looks well executed.
Out of the water, the dented right hand bow plates look a lot worse than they did when afloat but that is largely cosmetic. More of a concern are the engine room vents which while high enough for the BSS are still too near the water for my peace of mind. This is something I shall have to think about.
Overplate on bottom of the swim.
The big bronze thing.
Dented bow.
Engine intake. A bit too close to the water for my liking.
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