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Cloth Replacement

By 2006 the cloths were long overdue for replacement with more holes apperaing in them each time the boat was used. We had no luck in finding black canavas so we made the decision to buy synthtic cloths for the first time. The material is 'Regentex' which we had recently seen on 'Kildare' - Preidents butty. The main cloth replacement was carried out over two days, one day in May at Little Venice and another day a couple of weeks later at Brentford after a Tideway trip.
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Martin put on the new top cloths a couple of weeks earlier when the boat was at Winkwell.
Martin put on the new top cloths a couple of weeks earlier when the boat was at Winkwell.
Getting the boat ready at Little Venice
Getting the boat ready at Little Venice
View from the front
View from the front
Graham removes the old battens ...
Graham removes the old battens ...
... helped by Helen
... helped by Helen
Cleaning up the Gunwhale
Cleaning up the Gunwhale
The toilet compartment as not often seen!
The toilet compartment as not often seen!
View along the Gunwhale
View along the Gunwhale
The new bottom cloth laid out
The new bottom cloth laid out
We will need to add a bit to the front cloth!
We will need to add a bit to the front cloth!
Nailing down the new cloth
Nailing down the new cloth
It started to rain(Hard)
It started to rain(Hard)
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