3712Hrs – Pushing Paint
The last 12 hours of work have been spent in the fore cabin. I finished the epoxy filleting, spent joyous hours cramped up with the sander and then more time clearing up. When that was all...
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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...
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...
2940Hrs – Irregular Progress
Other demands and commitments have resulted in boatbuilding work being somewhat irregular for most of this week. I’m lucky though in that some of the paid work that I do is at the same place where ‘Gleda’...
2349Hrs – Yellow Fever
The day dawned dry and sunny if a little on the chilly side and I already knew as I drove to the barn that the lid would be coming off the yellow paint tin! To be...
2343Hrs – A Whiter Shade Of Pale
I hadn’t really planned to do anymore painting today but when I got to the barn I realised it was still dry, the temperature was nudging double figures and there was just a gentle breeze so...
2329Hrs – A Little Reflection
I finished applying the second primer coat today. These quiet hours of painting have given me time to reflect on how far I’ve come and what I’ve created. ‘Gleda’ is truly beginning to show her beauty,...
2324Hrs – She’s Looking All White
After weeks and weeks of rain the weather has settled down for a while at least. Today it’s been dry with little wind and temperatures around 12’C (54’F). I needed no second invitation, today was a...
2252Hrs – On The Waterline
After a two week layoff due to the necessity of doing some paid work followed by some family time I was pleased to get back to Gleda today and get cracking again. Realistically I’ll only have this...