Hi Everyone,

Sorry about the lack of BLOGS! We are still alive, well and "Travelling & Learning".

BUT, we have been very busy. Firstly we had a wonderful three week visit from our daughter, son-in-law and two grandchildren. Then the bottom of the shower area cracked and started leaking water into the hull of the boat. Further investigation showed that it had been badly installed and that is why it cracked. Then we found worse problems. The tiling had been badly performed and has been leaking water for years into an area of the hull that is sealed up so we did not know.

So, we have had a lot of unexpected work to keep us very busy. We could not buy a replacement shower base and have had to repair it. We have had to rip out the tiles, replace damaged wood, reconstruct the supports properly, coat everything in Epoxy for waterproofing, replace bad drainage pipes and connections........

On top of that, we have been sponging out the water. About 150litres now and nearly all has to come out using a sponge. We have been doing that for about 10 days now.

Anyway, we have started putting everything back together again and should be able to have proper showers again in another week. In the meantime, we are now glad we did not remove the bath because we can use it instead.

Best Regards,

Dave & Penny

Part way through the repairs

Showing the repaired shower base