Rhyddid - live the questions now

New radio

I bought a new radio yesterday. The Pure digital Oasis. The observant of you will notice that it only has a single speaker, yes I've gone mono! The reason for buying it is that it is portable, rugged and DAB, it also has the ability to plug an mp3 player in. Just what I need on the boat and lets be honest who needs a stereo image when you are wondering around a 60ft steel tube!

Weekend update

Well finally I have started fitting the Thinsulate insulation, only a few weeks behind plan. Surprise, surprise it is taking longer than planned, but I have started. The gedo hatch has been dispatched by Channel glaze, only 10 weeks late!! Why is it that everything to do with boat builders is late, they just have no concept of time or of sticking to the agreed time frame!
Dave came over on Monday and helped me fit a temporary front door to make the front weather tight. It is the same style as the final one, but made of ply just to try out the design and see if it works. It also means the final one doesn't suffer during the fit out.
It is good to be starting work on the inside, but I am still very frustrated at the progress on the outside. I heart to heart with Steve is needed I think.

Patio door things.

As you can see from the picture the front door frame is in place. The idea of having an opening that big did raise a few eyebrows, but Steve has used some large pieces of angle to maintain the strength at the front. The locker on the rear deck is finished as well. This has been made to take 2 gas bottles so if someone wanted to add gas at a later date there is a space for the bottles. I started adding battens on Saturday but that was all that I got done. The insulation has arrived so I should start putting that up on Saturday.