25th October 2018 – I got the price for the work on the ship in my mailbox. Half an hour later, they started welding without me even confirming his offer. After ten minutes of welding, and I was still sleeping, they stopped. A yacht had to come out of the water and the welder needed to help. One hour later, they started again on my ship and so it went on and off. I asked the welder what his plan was. I wanted to be there when they are welding. He answered me in a bit of a broken English: ‘Technically there is no chance of fire”. There is a small chance in life you win the Lottery. The same can be applied to fire and welding if you look through his eyes. 

At some point, two people were welding. One at the front, and one near the engine room where I was standby. It is not possible to take the situation seriously, but at the end of the evening, the first out of three plates was welded! Once he continues welding and doesn’t get interrupted, you see he can weld at a good speed.

During the day, my parents managed to get the bow of the ship painted. Late in the evening, I helped them putting some more tar to the sides of the ship. The only part that didn’t get any paint so far is the stern. I can only wait for the weather to be good.