This fella has been welding stainless steel tanks since I was just about going to secondary school so he knows what he's doing. We went through the likelihood of condensation, and in all likelihood some of it will be condensation before he asked for a decent idea of location and hopped on his late 90's Mk1 bandit streetfighter and headed our way.
It's without doubt a problem with pinholes above the weld most likely by contamination although how is unknown as he refuses to weld any mild steel in his workshop.
Anyway as it's far from pouring out so we agree that we'll head his way come early spring time to take it out and repair it.
We have a bit of putting back together when he leaves but the early afternoon is taken up sitting on the tug deck watching the world go by. Then tackling the bow storage.
I want to keep my folding bike but it's too big for down the side of the engine room if I'm going to be giving it an oily rag once over whenever we move. It does fit in the bow locker but it's really tight for everything else and means a bit of a parlava when it's needed. Looks like it'll be up for sale or heading for Mary's cellar.
Going forward the only real options are either something like a big frame on the bow (there is room for it) or something much smaller even like the ubiquitous Brompton. A decision for another day.
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| Living area put back together |
More boating tomorrow, or maybe the day after
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