Build Day 64

Day 64 of the build of "Alanne".  Travelled up to Liverpool in a very quiet car.  Anne helps two partially sighted ladies and a young paralysed man at the swimming pool on a Thursday.  Its a labour of love and she gets great satisfaction in seeing them confidently swimming around and enjoying the water.
Arrived at 10.30.  First good sign was the boat had moved from under the railway arch and was now sitting back inside a building.  It was now looking shiny and new,  the hull has been sand blasted, I can say without hesitation it was sand blasting because every horizontal surface is covered in a layer of sand.  I have been assured it will be cleaned and painted today before the rust bug gets going again.
Alan McNaughton was again my only point of contact and we discussed the thorny issue of what was and what wasn't included in the price.  Amazingly we agreed on the final figure and hopefully that is it.  Alan said the boat would be near completion by end of first week in May.  The completion date will have to be delayed until the third week in May due to our Scotland coast to coast walk.  I think Alan was quietly happy with the extra two weeks we have given him.  We agreed that the sale will be completed when the boat is delivered to Orchard Marina in Northwich by low loader lorry.  We will then take the boat on short proving voyages, returning to Orchard Marina, before moving to our permanent moorings nearer home.