This morning we visited both Tesco and Waitrose to buy a lot of groceries for food for the next 5 days. The plan was to spend two nights in Ely before moving on. However the town and waterfront are both very busy and we have seen the cathedral before so we decided to spend the second night out in the countryside. Just 3 miles further south near the village of Little Thetford.
Coming up the river we heard annoying rattling noises from the engine compartment. I dont think it's anything serious, most likely some bits and pieces knocking together but we couldnt discover what. So I have removed anything that could rattle to the front of the boat and we will see what happens tomorrow. When doing this I noticed that engine hatch has partially come away from one of its hinges. Closer inspection revealed that the screws used to attach the hinges when the boat was built were woefully inadequate. Unfortunately the hatch will need to be removed completely to provide access for refitting the hinge. I dont fancy doing this as it involves unscrewing the hinges from the boat metalwork and I dont have the tools to deal with anything going wrong such as a screw breaking. So we will have to make do til we can get help from a boatyard in a couple of weeks time.
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