Skips still working to replace the ducting under the floor with a new insulated type. Retrospectively is causing some issues as lengths under my saloon heads for example has a 'Y' junction which you can't get to as the heads comes as one glass fibre pod lowered in to place during my build over the top of things like the ducting. The Webasto itself is still not running properly, runs for a while stops then struggles to start if at all. I think skip has another article appearing in Yachting Monthly over the bio-fuel issue.
It must be my birthday or something as today, skip turned up with a new life raft in a canister, my old one was in a valise and kept in the stern locker, but this one will be hung off of my stern rail, much more accessible should the need arise. He's just got to fit the frame, which of course being universal, actually means doesn't quite fit anything and need lots of modification to fit, well me in this instance. Still I'm sure he's up to the challenge and soon I'll have a brand new one attached to my stern rail.
The AIS is working properly now and I can see other boats fitted with such a device on my screens. This will prevent the incident that I had a few seasons ago when returning from Alderney and the freighter didn't respond to the VHF and skipper wouldn't alter my aspect as I was pushing an average 9.0 knots, only to realise that the skipper of the freighter had seen us and reacted. At least now data can be interrogated which includes a direct 'phone' number to the bridge, enabling skip to talk to the bridge of the oncoming vessel.
