Catching Up

Since my last post, Quo has undergone two (yes 2!) repaints and has moved to a new marina!

First repaint was a relatively cheap “quickie” in Nov 2014 which looked great through 2015, but fell off the following winter. Quo subsequently looked so sad and shabby that we turned our backs on her most of 2016, embarrassed to be seen out.

Only thing for it was to take advise on having her properly painted and we settled on Oxon Boat Painters at Stretton to whom we delivered her on May 8th 2017

Six weeks later we got her back looking superb, but over that time the domestic batteries 

decided to die. The picture below shows the new Quo, temporarily moored in Brinklow Marina to facilitate my changing the 3 domestic batteries.

To complete her update, we had the soft seating re-covered and fitted new curtains. She is now thoroughly lovely again!

Quo from the air

I do hope that Debdale Marine don't mind me blagging their gallery picture of the marina from the air, but it shows Quo in all her finery, just up left of centre, immediately below the scarlet boat.

Winterising

This afternoon I fitted a pair of curtains that Liz and I made, drained the hot and cold water systems, tested the central heating, put antifreeze down the shower trap and ran the engine to check the battery voltages on my newly-installed voltmeter. I'm open minded about said voltmeter, as some boaters seem to become obsessed by the readings.

All that remains to do is to fill the diesel tank, dry out the water tank (it was raining when I drained it) and we are ready for whatever winter brings.

The new curtains are much lighter and prettier that the old ones.

Readings from both battery banks with (left) and without (right) the engine running.

Summer boating