Start of the final push.

The second water tank is now installed and has had several hundred litres of water pumped through it. The engine has had a full service, along with the Eberspacher diesel heater, but I think that the engine start battery may be coming to the end of it's life ( it is 5 years old though ), the Bimini is also fully installed now. I have been promised the cleaned sails & canvas, dinghy davits and replacement gas hoses next week, so we are going to spend a few relaxing days on the boat this weekend, with only a few small jobs to keep me amused. We watched Timothy Spall ( Somewhere at Sea : Tuesday 20-30 : BBC4 ) on the TV last night - quite amusing as he was passing through our 'patch', stopping at Eyemouth & Amble ( our favorite places to visit ! ) and then to Hartlepool, next weeks episode takes him to Whitby and on to the Humber, so that should be interesting. I picked up a DVD containing all 800+ UKHO charts from visitmyharbour.com for the princely sum of £29, coupled with a cheap ( £26 ) printer from Morrisons, we now have the capability to print off A4 chartlets of anywhere in UK waters, including port plans - BARGAIN ! Once we have the last bits & pieces I will start to plan the final push to get the boat ready for action, and a few sea trials prior to our departure.