First Sight of the Black Penny

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What a piece of junk. That was all I could think of. The boat had potential but other than the obvious need of cleaning, paint and varnish, it was a mess with junk. Scraps of wood, cans of paint, coils of wires, junk, junk, junk everywhere. I was speakless. Peter introduced me to Bruno and took us across the street to the Quayside Mall for lunch. I had soup as I had lost my appetite. Peter was babbling on to Bruno about getting the hot water repaired and talking about getting the boat up the coast to the Kilkeer Harbor to have the drive shaft repaired. Bruno was concerned that the departure date was pushed back too far. He had landed in Dublin and didn't realize that he needed a visa to come into the United Kingdom (i.e., Northern Ireland). He was in Newry illegally and wasn't happy about the delay. I sat taking it all in and wondering if by some miracle this boat could become seaworthy. Nothing was fastened down and any kind of rough water would send thousands of loose articles flying all over the place. I went about town with Peter who was still bringing things aboard (as opposed to getting things OFF the boat). By the end of the day he was worried the Tom had not shown up. Tom was the person who was to captain the boat and had been hired by Peter to renovated the boat. He was suppose to have been to the boat by noon to work on the hot water problem but had not shown up or called.

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Photos

The Black Penny
Dockside in Newry's Quayside Canal

The Galley
This is the galley after soon cleaning. Had to boil the hot water, had to use own towels for drying, nothing was stowed properly and way too much glassware!!!

The Salon
A sample of the useless stuff left laying around