New rigging (as yet untensioned, which may cause us some problems).
New propeller shaft and shaft seal (PSS for those in the know), which should alleviate the jacuzzi effect in the bilges.
Lovely new paintwork and polished hull.
Tomorrow (Friday) we're going down to Dover and then on Saturday (hopefully) setting sail for Boulogne.
Our house sitter (the lovely Claire) is coming down to Dover with us so that she can drive the car back (at £15 a day, we felt that 3 months parking was going to be a bit excessive). So we are taking her with us to Boulogne to give her a taste of life on the ocean wave.
Problem is that the ferry from Boulogne to Dover doesn't take foot passengers, so we've had to borrow a bicycle from a friend in Dover which we'll somehow strap to Bugsy on the way over and then she can ride it back.
Being as Claire is a member of the PCC and a multi-talented instrumentalist in the church music group, she has agreed to lead communal singing of "for those in peril on the sea" should things get a bit dodgy in the Dover Straits.
Let the adventure begin!
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