Only Phil Hudson and I attended to day as both Brian and Terry were unavailable. First job was removing the corroded end cap clamps from the heat exchanger which was achieved with the subtle use of a hammer and cold chisel to remove the obstinate bolts. One side of the heat exchanger was in very good condition but unfortunately the other side is corroded to the point that we will probably need to replace the whole unit. I have brought the unit back with me for inspection.
I spoke to both Jimmy Green and Jim Brooke Jones. Jimmy is now concentrating on theory training and Jim is now working on the shopping floor and is no longer in the office. The lead shipwright who is looking after TS was on holiday so I was unable to talk to him about progress but Jim pointed out that most of the deck timbers are now in place and they are concentrating on completing the wheelhouse.
The rudder support has been removed from the skeg and some of the timber has been cut out.
We carried on with scraping the engine room and forepeak paintwork and hoovered both areas to remove a large quantity of wood shavings and paint scrapings.