The new log box

I have now got a new date for the surgery, April 29th. Hopefully they will have a bed and with just a 24/48 hour stay we could be off cruising soon after.

As Jaq mentioned in her blog post  I have used the time to get the solar panels located in the new log box. Still not finished but time is plentiful in this boating life and why work yourself silly. So some before and after pictures of the project so far.

 Looking down the roof as it was the two solar panels are fixed to the roof. Further forward the original log box.

Now we have the panels set into the new log box. Jaq likes that she can now see up ahead more clearly when she is on the tiller. Notice the chimney in both pics to see what she means. With the coal sacks moved back it will be even better.

 In this original shot you can see the roof space was very congested.

 The small solar panel was in between the two Brass roof vents and the old log box was on the right where the brush is lying. We have gained 14 feet of roof space and have doubled the log storage space. Jaq has plans to start a vegetable garden using grow bags.

 As before the large panel tips in four directions. The hatch now slides under the corner of the box.

This is the section of the project that needs finishing. The panel swivels and tilts just as before. As the panel doesn`t completely cover the box i`ll make a lift out lid to keep the logs dry.

Propellers do pick up rubbish now and again but this time Jaq decided it was time for her to learn a new skill. She climbed down into the engine bay and released the cover to the weed hatch just above the prop. Down her arm went into the murky depths and found a thick clump of plastic entangled on the prop.

Spammer gets life

                                                                                                                                                                            
The dreaded spam comments are still getting through. This one attached itself to 89 posts going back three years. All the lines are click able and lead to various sales sites.
Thankfully I can delete them in bulk and all that remains on the posts affected is the above.
So it seems even with the captcha system when comments are made spam can still get through.
This batch all have the Blogger symbol next to the name so perhaps that`s how they get through but at least the spam is not obscene.

I have done some investigative work on this spammer Guo Guo and can confidently identify her, yes it`s a female.                      It seems she got bored during her confinement in captivity and took on some part time computer work for the Chinese but as you can see Blogger caught up with her and she is now doing life.      Now personally I would happily accept the spam if she could have her babies in the wild.       More HERE.

A nice sunny day today after a very cold night left a covering of thin ice across the canal. The solar panels are enjoying themselves, the 230w and 100w panels putting in at times 7.2 and 3.4 amps which is not bad for winter sun.