Meanwhile, at the back of the boat, it’s after nine in the evening, and in his spare time today Thijs has managed to dismantle everything, drive to who knows where to purchase the relevant bits, make the necessary repair, and had it almost ready to go by sunset. He seems to be as chuffed as we are that the job wasn’t filled with hidden complications ready to bite at every turn. In fact, he even suggested we wait until winter to replace the bearings, because the job was so easy he seems to want to do it again!
If all goes to plan, the sealant will have cured by the morning, and soon after the shops open he’ll be back with the four bolts needed to finish the job.
Who knows what then? One suspects we’ll get to see if the old girl can still swim before lunchtime.
Then, well we mustn’t forget Mr Perkins still lurking in his hole with his leaky injectors of course. A superstitious person, or one who is not superstitious but has put up with his cranky habits for a decade and a half, might well have their fingers and their toes crossed until the outcome of Franky’s inspection on Monday.
Until then, let’s just be overjoyed at how swimmingly things have gone over the last few days. The wiring is close to complete too, and without comprehensive testing everything seems to work, and there was no smoke to be seen so that’s encouraging. It’s been a job 15 years in the making and only took three days in the end. A sensible person would have torn it all out and started from scratch, but then a sensible person would probably have known something about boat wiring before commencing work, or hired someone who did.
It’s not perfect but it’s tidy enough, and in the unlikely event of a hiccough it should be easy to see if there’s a problem.
Come to think of it, if there’s a problem we probably won’t be able to see it through the tears!
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I guess your rudderless position was short lived. Let’s hold Mr Perkins is also as cooperative.
Ahh Anonymous, I do wish I knew who you were (are?)!
Those ten-minute jobs, eh? How many times can I think of when a ‘just’ job has turned into a weeks’ long wrangle with stuck bolts, parts hard to find, and inaccessible complications…I do hope you two will be on your way soon! Love from us, now frying in Haute Marne.
This one was unbelievable - of the sort you only see once in your life! I wondered aloud if we should replace a bearing or two while everything was in bits - Thijs just said well you saw that it was nothing to take it apart, if we do it in winter it will be two times nothing! I love his maths!
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