Build Day 22

Day 22 of the build of "Alanne".  We had a slow drive for the last 10 miles to Liverpool.  Three police cars formed a rolling road block as they escorted an ambulance to Bootle hospital, travelling at almost walking pace, it took 30 minutes to cover those few miles.  I hope that the patient in the ambulance is ok and hope they make a speedy recovery.
"Alanne" is progressing, but still, ever so slowly.  The stern and bow are looking good and almost complete.  The sides and roof are still to be completed.
I decided to check the length and beam of the hull and was pleasantly surprised it was just about spot on, (60' x 6' 10'').  Modern Narrow boats beam must not exceed 6' 10'' or they will not fit into the locks on the narrow canal system.  Canal locks can just accommodate a 7' wide boat, but because locks are showing their age some have developed a slight bow in the lock walls and they can wedge a boat if its the full width of 7'.
Garry was not on site so we are unable to discover when the hull will be finished, but my guess is sometime in the next few working days.