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<\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\nI used a dremel<\/a> with a wire wool brush to remove most of the surface rust, and then cleaned it up and painted over with some vactan<\/a> to help neutralize and seal any remaining patches of rust. I then built the end back up using some epoxy putty<\/a>. It’s not something I’ve used before, but looks promising so far.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A bit of filing down the rough edges and a few licks of paint and hopefully it’ll soon look like new again, assuming the putty holds strong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Jobs done for now, I was closely watching Sarah’s progress on the train back, and exchanging messages on WhatsApp. The 12 minutes to make the change at Birmingham New Street slowly decreased down to 5 minutes as the train was delayed. Luckily she made it in time – good job too as the next train to Bilbrook after that was 2 hours later due to a cancellation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n That’s the end of train journeys home for this trip, hooray! Happily reunited on Oliver we caught up with each other’s news.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Sarah’s lost 1st 4lb since the start of the holiday, and now weighs less than I do – the only downside is her trousers are a bit loose around the waist now and require a safety pin to hold them up!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Tomorrow we tackle the Wolverhampton 21 flight of locks – looks like it’s going to be a scorcher of a day. Hopefully it won’t be as much of a melter as Hatton was in 2015<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I spent the morning repairing the end of the guttering at the stern of the boat, which captures all the rain and sends it down a run-off to the side. The port side never really drains though as the boat has a slight lean to the right – almost all the heavy stuff is on … Continue reading Day 104 – Return of the Sarah<\/span> <\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n