The restoration continues at a slower pace currently however we have made some progress. I have the fresh water pump working although there appears to be a lot of sediment in the water tank. I have tidied up and repainted the galley area and which a full refurbish will be needed in the long run a tart up is sufficient for the time being. I have also fitted my new (new to me) 150% Genoa from North Sails. Its a beaut and had only been used once previously inland and was found to be too heavy and swapped out for a lighter one. My luck as it needed to be slightly shortened but fits 100% and looks great. I have also looked at and rerouted the control and reefing lines which were a mess.

I have noticed an issue with the batteries and suspect at least one of them is knackered and all of them went flat very quickly recently. I now have a smart charger as well as my car charger on the  boat and have the batteries charged and will monitor their performance. Unfortunately they are both sealed so no way to check the specific gravity of either battery to tell if they are salvageable and I hate the prospect of being stuck with a flat battery at sea,

The next big job will be to tackle the heads. It looks terrible and hasn’t been touched in ages. At least its a Baby Blake so Im hope with a bit of effort i can get it up and running. Have to admit I dont like working in the heads as it seems to be designed for very short people to work on and I can never get my 6″4″ frame in anywhere to fit the pipes…..