The Dawn Piper Restoration Timeline

1971
July 03
The Birth of The Dawn Piper
The Birth of The Dawn Piper
2021
November 12
Purchase
Purchase
November 16
Evaluation and first day of work
Evaluation and first day of work
November 27
Flamingo shower cubicle design is born
Flamingo shower cubicle design is born
November 30
Fully primed the interior
Fully primed the interior
December 07
Designing the bathroom layout
Designing the bathroom layout
December 08
Jake’s first day. Ripping out
Jake’s first day. Ripping out
2022
January 07
Choosing the exterior colours and design. Offering up the toilet
Choosing the exterior colours and design. Offering up the toilet
January 08
Jake putting first bathroom structure in. Working out bed layout
Jake putting first bathroom structure in. Working out bed layout
January 14
Begged a trailer and space to refit the boat at a client’s tractor garage
Begged a trailer and space to refit the boat at a client’s tractor garage
January 15
Jake sacks himself. I begin grinding the exterior paint off
Jake sacks himself. I begin grinding the exterior paint off
January 25
I employ a new cabinet maker, Gary
I employ a new cabinet maker, Gary
January 26
Gary rips out Jake’s bathroom
Gary rips out Jake’s bathroom
January 28
Windows come out
Windows come out
February 07
Boat gets towed into the expensive tractor garage for an absolute maximum 5 weeks
Boat gets towed into the expensive tractor garage for an absolute maximum 5 weeks
February 08
Exterior painting begins with a full primer coat
Exterior painting begins with a full primer coat
February 10
Resiting and welding up the log burner
Resiting and welding up the log burner
February 14
First exterior topcoat
First exterior topcoat
February 15
Second exterior topcoat
Second exterior topcoat
February 16
Designing the sign writing
Designing the sign writing
February 17
Shower cubicle and bathroom gets fitted
Shower cubicle and bathroom gets fitted
February 23
Scaling and designing the sign writing to fit the curved bow
Scaling and designing the sign writing to fit the curved bow
February 28
Templates for the flamingo shower panels are made
Templates for the flamingo shower panels are made
March 01
Gary begins to make the bespoke kitchen from my design
Gary begins to make the bespoke kitchen from my design
March 04
Sign writing and pinstriping completed
Sign writing and pinstriping completed
March 11
Newly restored windows get refitted
Newly restored windows get refitted
March 18
Log burner and hearth get fitted
Log burner and hearth get fitted
April 01
Kitchen fitting begins
Kitchen fitting begins
April 15
Boat interior gets painted, including kitchen cupboards
Boat interior gets painted, including kitchen cupboards
May 09
Boat interior almost complete. However, the bathroom is nowhere near.
Boat interior almost complete. However, the bathroom is nowhere near.
May 11
Leaking newly restored windows come out. A new window fitter is employed
Leaking newly restored windows come out. A new window fitter is employed
May 16
Boat windows get refitted for a second time. Fitter gets toilet working. At last
Boat windows get refitted for a second time. Fitter gets toilet working. At last
May 17
Launch day
Launch day
May 30
Emergency haul out of water as boat sprang alarming leak
Emergency haul out of water as boat sprang alarming leak
June 13
Flamingo shower panels finally fitted. Hurray!
Flamingo shower panels finally fitted. Hurray!
June 15
Gary stuck all the cooker knobs back on that I’d somehow ripped off
Gary stuck all the cooker knobs back on that I’d somehow ripped off
June 18
Relaunch day after another 6K of repairs
Relaunch day after another 6K of repairs