It never rains but it pours and, it seems, you never have just one burst pipe. Fix one and another spurts into life. We checked out of our hotel thinking that we'd have only one night high and dry in the boatyard but that stretched into 5 as we found more problems. The main trouble with boat plumbing is access to the pipes and then trying to repair them in extremely confined spaces. So, should you ever visit us and whilst sitting in the loo wonder why on earth would they hang a family photo there, the answer is it is disguising an access hole cut in the wall. The mundane equivalent of a painting concealing a safe I suppose.
Recalcitrant plumbing hasn't been our only worry. The solar panels, or more precisely their control box, which has worked perfectly for the past 3 summers seems to have gone on the blink which is causing much consternation ( euphemism for swearing).
However, we are now in the water which is wonderful, although actually getting there was a nerve wracking (and expensive) process.
Stage 1- onto the trailer.
Stage 2 - reverse around corner.
Stage 3 - line up with crane
Stage 4 - Strops on and lift (hold breath)
Stage 5 - Swing out over the river.
Stage 6- Splashdown and breathe again.
Stage 7 - and we're off! Au revoir boatyard.
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