[andrew honychurch]

Started on the axle today and found it to be like new inside which is great news. Seems a family of bees got tinto the one brake drum and could nto get out so they were lying inside dead. Other than that, I need to replace a brake shoe as it seems to have broken a few bits off the lining itself but fortunately I have a NOS set of linings. Other than that, it appears to be a matter of cleaning and painting. Surprised how much lighter the axle is without the drums fixed and am thinking of keeping them off until the axle is mounted back in the hull, will certainly be easier to handle.