Another full day working on Paxton Princess fitting the security alarm system ready for work at Barnes Brinkcraft the following day. IRA bombs explode at Paddington and Waterloo Railway Stations and so all London mainline stations were closed. Two US ships are holed by mines laid by the Iraqis in the Gulf.
Yet another full day at work on the boat, with no need to leave the property. I commissioned the gas valve properly after yesterday's trial and it was still working well. Then I wired the circuits for the rear bilge pumps and the external security loop and removed all of the cupboard linings for access that was quite revealing. I left these areas accessible so that Barnes could strengthen the davits anchorages and so that R&J would also be able to install the auto-pilot gear properly. I checked by telephone with Barnes today and they are still expecting the boat in for the work tomorrow for a couple of weeks.
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Then I went through all the aft cupboards tidying up the wiring and fitted magnetic sensors to the sliding windows in the saloon. All systems seemed to work all right on test and so I went on to rewire the refrigerator and domestic stereo before phoning home again. The USSR/Iraq talks are proceeding in Moscow but back home in England, IRA bombs explode at Paddington and Waterloo Railway Stations killing one man and injuring others. All London Main-Line stations were closed, and commuter chaos ensued to add further to the security problems started with the Downing Street bombing. Two US ships are holed by mines laid by the Iraqis in the Gulf and "Coalition Forces" have cleared around 150 mines but thousands more remain.