Following the A14 fun.

I had not done a lot to Sirenia what with domestic duties, Christmas and lots of other excuses.

I did take out the Starboard side cabin Windows and rip out the starboard half of the main cabin lining.

Following that I have been laid up recovering from a planed hernia operation.

I have been offered the use of the mooring at Ramsholt again this year.

I do not fancy towing Sirenia Back to Woodbridge.

I have been making other plans.

The local sailing club on the River Cam has a slipway that looks like it will take us.

The clubs Cruising Secretary said it would be o.k.

I have resigned from my old club in Ely and applied to join this club.

So the plan is to launch onto the Cam and travel down river through Ely and Denver Sluice to Kings Lynn.

Put the mast up in Kings Lynn and then head out of the Wash.

Turn Right and then (24hrs later) right again into the Deben.

This needs to happen at Easter to allow us up to 4 days to do it.

Got to get Sirenia ready for sea.

I have been gathering materials to make new windows and lining.

This is the 1st weekend that I have been fit enough the get on with the work.

My son has be able to help.

We have made new windows and the lining that goes on the inside of the cabin around the windows.

This afternoon we have finally bedded the windows in and through bolted then to the lining with interscrews and pan head bolts.

The Lining material we are using is a 2.5mm plastic that is normally used to line Commercial kitchens and Laboratories.

The old lining was foam backed vinyl on plywood.

Some of the ply around the windows had rotted away completely and the vinyl above it kept hanging down.

The new work looks a lot better but I am not sure about the bedding compound I have used for the windows.

I think it will be o.k. but we will have to wait and see.