TS "Resolute" has been in her new home for about four weeks now, with the last two weeks properly moored. After the excitement of moving two ships and overcoming many problems in weather and tugs, the fitting out process seems almost mundane with not a lot to report. However, it is proceeding apace and the doors are bing fitted to the cabins and possibly carpeting will go down this coming weekend. The cabins will then look really good and ready to fit the beds. I will try and send photos in a future blog.
Nearly all the ceilings are now finished. A lot of light fittings are in place. A big step forward today was a very successful meeting with the suppliers of the heat pump and solar panels where a big problem of location of solar panels seems to have been resolved. They will go on the wheelhouse roof where no-one will see them except the birds. Let's hope they do not decide to ... you know what. In addition to the activity on the ship, the jetty is undergoing repair which will take about three weeks and we cannot make all the connections until that is finished.
The ship looks like it is in the later stages of completion which, according to folk law of normal shipyards, looks in a terrible mess. In a very short time now, all will be cleaned up and ready to hand over to CYE except that nothing will work until the New Year because of the jetty work. Oh well, can't have everything.
In parallel with the fitting out of the new ship I am being fitted out with a new hip, but not by Trimline. So it is new Ship -new Hip. I will be not visiting the ship for a bit and Norman will be Project Managing until I can pick up some duties again.
Oh, forgot to mention the photograph. It may have been included in a previous blog but it is such a good one of her in her now home that I have reproduced it in slightly larger format on it's own.
If perchance you have photos of the ship, please send a disk to the Sailing Centre for the attention of Ben Ritchie.
David Edwards
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