Woke up bright and breezy but went a bit downhill as the day
progressed!
We left Shepperton with Thames Court buzzing with white van men! Lorries arriving with stuff – it was a bit
like DIY SOS! Inside Thames Court there
is a lovely old staircase – one of the lorries was a staircase company from
Llanelli – I only hope there is a second staircase somewhere that is being
replaced.
It was then just a short hop back up to Laleham so that our trip to
Windsor will be shorted tomorrow. I
really don’t like any of the moorings between here and Windsor so we normally
do it in one day.
The Laleham moorings are opposite Harris Boatbuilders Ltd. The building is looking rather sad but
various boaty companies are on the site now.
The only reference I can find to Harris Boatbuilders building anything
is Woodland Lily. It would appear that
they built the hull in 1972. Woodland
Lily is 41 foot 6 inches overall with a 7 foot beam. She has a counter stern, and aft saloon with
2 berths. She was made in carvel
mahogany. Carvel planking is a method of boat building where hull planks are
fastened edge to edge, gaining support from the frame and forming a smooth
surface.
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| Woodland Lily |
Richard got on with the roof while I sat in front of the fire, watching
TV and crocheting. The good part is that
I have finished one blanket now 😊
I had an email from a “close family member” this evening. She said “What WERE you thinking of?! Getting smashed in the first place, and then
PUTTING IT ON THE INTERNET”. So I
thought I would address this as maybe some of my other readers are thinking the
same. This is a blog – a diary of what
we do and where we go. If I hadn’t put
that on, then my blog wouldn’t be a true record. I am not proud of myself but it really wasn’t
ALL my fault!!
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