The shell is still in its basic green format, which was simply a protective coat to get it through the year (but it still looks quite good, and close to the scheme we will finish with:
Below are the side doors on the starboard side, with the wooden inserts actually screwed to the steelwork (and with the holes then discreetly covered) ...
Below is the collar for the rear stove, which you can see is cast at a deliberate angle to ensure that the chimney is vertical when fitted ...
Below is the boatman's cabin stove ... which is actually a superb refurbished stove of the "classic" type (which preceded the Epping), with the refurb by Rik Southall. The stove was originally obtained from Graham Edgson.
Below shows the step wqhich Rob has made between the boatman's cabin and the engine room ... again another small work of art, you would not believe what's covered up by this step, all made to accommodate the propshaft and front coupling of course.
The boatman's cabin is looking wonderful, and at this stage the picking out of the beading, ready for painting in red, was being done by Marie.
Below, moving much further forward in the boat, we now have the Charnwood Country Four stove installed in the saloon ... the stove has been chosen because they're well made and regarded, and also they are slimmer (less deep) than the usual stoves which are normally a lot squarer.
