Waiting for Bits

I'm waiting for parts for Syncopation. Two Sundays ago I started tackling a small leak on the Calorifier feed pipe (not the one that went last time) and found the same problem with the connector as I had on the other side. After nearly a week of faffing about I ordered the part from www.chandleryworld.co.uk and am still waiting for it to be delivered. It should arrive today. If all goes well I'll be able to fit it before Saturday in time for the start of the pre-holiday delivery cruise o Oxford.
I also decided to fix a very minor leak under the bathroom basin. Copper pipes and push fit plumbing don't go together well when the copper pipe has been cut square with something like a hacksaw in the factory. The bathroom tap hot pipe had damaged the pushfit pipe fitting o-ring and this developed a slow drip last Easter. I had to dismantle the cold feed as well to get to the hot feed and when I reassembled it after fixing the leak on the hot feed I found I have a leak on the cold feed. Now I have the parts to fix the cold feed (compression elbow fitting) and I'll fit that when I go to the boat to fit the calorifier feed pipe.

Aldershot

I was sent to Aldershot for two days by my employers. While there I found the statue of the Duke of Wellington that was removed from the top of the Wellington Arch near Hyde Park in 1883. The Duke lived in Apsley House on Hyde Park corner. The statue used to be on top of the arch in front of the house in Wellington Square. It was moved to Aldershot in 1885 and restored in 2004.

Roses Completed

Here are pictures of the finished results. The first two are of the inside of the two side hatches:

And the last picture is of the rear hatch doors:

Roses

I've been practising painting traditional roses for the boat. Here's the most recent practice piece.

I've just completed the panels on Syncopation and I'll post pictures later when I've taken some.

Happy Birthday Arrow

It's Arrow's second birthday today.

Crick

It's that time of the year again. We went to Crick for the boat show. It was hot, but bearable. The children enjoyed a trip in a Bell boat courtesy of Northamptonshire Scouts.
I went through all the marquees looking for a Smartgauge. Unsuccessfully. I also had a look at some canal art. I'm trying to get the shape of the petals on my roses right before committing to completing the roses on Syncopation.
I also found a nice slant on the traditional diamond pattern on an Ownerships narrowboat, King Arthur:

Lamp Shade

Another visit to the vet for the dog. The stitches have to stay in a bit longer. The cast has been removed from Arrow's paw but he now has to wear this lampshade to keep him from picking at the stitches.