As Karen was working from
home (WFB) on Friday it meant the car was free so I took a trip to Aintree
where the shell of our new boat is underway.
The base plate went down last week and they have now welded on the sides
up to the gunwales:
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| Looking from the front of Chalkhill Blue II |
On the way to the boatyard I went through an area of Liverpool called Fazackerley. I knew the word but not that it was a place. I have heard Liverpudlians use it in place of 'exactly' as in 'fazackerley my friend' for example. Now at least I know where the expression comes from.
Back to our new boat - this is the stern.
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| The stern |
The brass tube on the
pointy bit is where the propeller shaft will go. The silver oval thing is one of the
sacrificial anodes which are made of highly active metals that are used
to prevent the hull from corroding. The engine
will sit inside the triangular bit once mounting plates have been welded in. On the two long sides of the triangle,
skin tanks have been welded on. The skin tanks are used to cool the engine as they expose a large surface area of coolant to the canal water.
There were twelve boats in various stages of build in the workshops - no wonder there are so many boats on the system nowadays!
Mainly for our records here are a few more shots of the boat.
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| Looking inside from the front |
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Not our base plate but one
that is three builds behind us
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| One side being prepared
prior to being welded to the base plate |
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| Stainless steel water tank. Sacrificial anodes can be seen on the bows of the two near completed shells |
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| The inside (The owner of the shell next to us is taking pictures too) |
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| Right hand (starboard) side |
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| Left hand (port) side |
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| The front (bows) |
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