We could not have much of a birthday celebration - calorie wise - because Heiner had to fit in the bilge (or basement as we like to refer to in landlubber's jargon)..Thanks to my shapely female figure, I cannot go in as deep as Heiner can! So, I was allowed to eat more birthday cake than he was ! After all, cheer leading takes energy!

In a way, it was easier to weld plates from outside than to continue the repair from inside the bilge.  Loose rust needed to be removed, sanding and hammering ..in those really small spaces, not at all easy! Heiner did a great job, though...

 ALMOST DISAPPEARED!