My wife has the day off work, and we decide to spend it working on our boat, so that it’s ready for use when we eventually get around to spending a few days aboard. We load my wife’s car with the new boat fridge (which was, conveniently, delivered this morning) and head off to Wayford Bridge where our boat is moored.
I install and connect the new fridge whilst my wife is busy cleaning the shower room and the galley. I book the boat in for it’s four-yearly Boat Safety check with the neighbouring boatyard, and get some invaluable advice on dealing with a leak from the engine’s water pump (it has been dripping steadily for the last year or two, but the drip has now become a steady stream). I do as instructed (tighten the gland nut) and the leak is no more, so that’s saved us a pretty penny. My wife puts the freshly laundered cushion covers back on the seat cushions and I run the vacuum around the cockpit – it’s looking good inside – we just need to spend some time cleaning and painting the outside now!