Cengiz & Hattie moving the tank so that the grey water pipe could go in.
Waste water from the kitchen sink will temporarily discharge into this tank.
A preliminary test of the pump...
Me and the anaconda - Hattie and I fought for ages to unravel its coils in preparation to fill the fresh water tank.
And the first filling begins....
After a few minutes of water and no appreciable difference to the water level, Hattie wondered if there might be a hole.....
No holes, but a large area and, due to Davenham's list, the water running to the other end of the tank.
We kept watch and timed the fill....
Meanwhile....
The Captain & I pop ten packets of Milton tablets in readiness for the disinfecting stage. We needed 18 packs and bottles to dose the water sufficiently and had cleared three supermarkets of their stock.
A couple of trips to the scrap yard with some metal
had rewarded us with the price of the hose and the Milton.
Hattie replacing the cistern.
An hour and a half to reach this level at the tap end - at the other, the water was almost to the brim.
Mission accomplished, the next stage....
The tablets left a scummy fizz...
Pumping out....
Hattie moved the pump to suction out the deeper end...
Our smart sea loo!
And look!!!!
Fantastic progress dear sister
ReplyDeleteSad to see Davenham in the state she is. :0( When did she loose the funnel and the main mast ?? the funnel behind the wheelhouse was custom built by the lads in the division workshops in Northwich, and fitted by Richard Ferris (the then owner) and myself using ladders and block and tackle as a temporary crane, each section of the funnel (3 in total) weighing in at just under 1 tonne ! It's a shame she has been 'butchered' and turned into a house boat, I would love to see her restored to her former glory as a full working boat. What has happened to the 8L3B Gardner?? that was MY BABY, i used to clean her until the cylinder heads shone. :0)
ReplyDeleteJames Jackson Grundy, our boat has her original Crossley direct reverse two stroke engine which is super economical. Cheers, Paul.
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