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Newsletter - Winter 2007 - Page 2

Eventually the right shaped oak was found in forests in Suffolk, Essex and Norfolk.
For some of the timber Andy had to go into the forests himself with a chain saw and cut the pieces of timber he needed to make the knees. Fortunately the trees had already been felled so he did not have to climb up and cut them off the tops.Some of the other timber has had to be imported from overseas.

At the beginning of this year I suffered a bit of a set back when it was discovered that my hard working deck beams were badly rotted at the ends where they join the hull and need replacing.

Sadly this means that I will be out of the water a little longer and the work will cost quite a lot more.

We Barges are always looking on the positive side however and this means that I should not need any more work done for a long time. (Some people might say that I will be even better than new when I’m finished ! Blush)