3575Hrs – Tiller Bar & Bungee
Despite beavering away steadily all day I didn’t seem to get an enormous amount done today for some reason. I unclamped the second tiller and got that planed down nice and smooth, then got the two...
Tagged: Hatches
3086Hrs – Enclosed and Weather Proof
It’s been a busy couple of days on and off the boat but two good work sessions have seen another significant step forward on the road to completion. All the hatches, ports and vents are now...
3071Hrs – Finishing Hatch Covers & Coamings
A steady day today with progress that should see me ready to re-fit the hatches to the boat tomorrow. I got another two coats of white on the hatch covers, washboards and slider/hinge mountings. Most of...
3064Hrs – A Record Run
I’ve now worked on ‘Gleda’ for 15 of the last 17 days, 106 hours of work in total. When I started this run of work ‘Gleda’ just had holes in the hulls where the hatches would...
3057Hrs – Trundling Along Nicely
Another decent work session today, I feel like I’m making good progress overall and I’m happy that I’m making the most of the weather while it lasts. Today I removed all the main hatches and slider...
3049Hrs – Gaining Strength & Thinking Ahead
I worked pretty steadily today but only really got two jobs done. First I got the dorade boxes pretty much finished. I marked their positions on the decks, cut the holes for the downpipes and then...
3036Hrs – Never Forget The Job
This post covers yesterday as well because I didn’t have time to write last night. Before I start though have a look at the short video below. It was shot aboard Bjorn’s Tiki 38 ‘Maughidhoo 3’. She’s sailing...
3022Hrs – Forwards and Backwards
A bit of a messy day today in that I worked on a few different jobs, a number of which were completely unplanned. Despite this spontaneity I still made good progress. First job was to fit...
3014Hrs – Early Closing Sunday
I felt tired today so I took it easy, did some prep work and re-charged ready for another full-on week starting tomorrow. I made a washboard for the starboard main hatchway. I rounded off the tops...
3010Hrs – Hatches Moving Forward
Not quite such a productive day today but then again I never expected it to be. First job was to finish off the second hatch cover I assembled yesterday, sanding smooth and rounding off all the...