Lord Vernon’s Wharf, Macclesfield - Tuesday 4 September 2012
“New Dawn” (Bill & Eileen) and “Eleventh Heaven” (Chris & Les) are in the yard with two new shells and “Thomas Tallis” in the shed being finished, she is due out this week.  There are other Braidbar boats around.
Friday I assisted Susan in the office preparing signs to go along the towing path and then started tidying inside the boat and washing the roof.
On Sunday it was a visit to the local church which is a very nice modern building with about 20 in the congregation.  The layout made it seem like an informal meeting as there were chairs rather than pews, and there was no communion rail.  Afterwards back to the boat and do the weekly maintenance jobs.
On the Monday the yard staff started on the things I’ve requested – boards for the saloon doors, boxes to go in the cratch and other minor bits.  Bill and I put out the signs asking people not to moor between Thursday and Sunday.  This is because the Braidbar open day is next Saturday (8th September).  When “Sanity Again” (Bruce & Sheila) arrived I moved onto a mooring near the Trading Post, allowing them to take over where I had been.  When settled they then moved “Just Siviting” and breasted up next to me ready to take another bit of the canal.  Its all done with the best of intentions due to the number of boats expected – eleven.
Tuesday and I have finished washing the boat and because I needed to refuel I bow hauled “Ice Breaker”  to the fuel point.  “Just Siviting” was still breasted up so it amused the others as I pulled both boats along.  Its now on with the polishing.