..to this..
...but not without having to spend far too much time in the hole.... thinking I might double up the joists next winter to give me a little more working room underneath.. anyway, two coats all over and a third thick one on rudder and water line and she was done in just over three or four hours in total..
...tools of the trade, I can almost smell it again.. the purchase of a pair of knee pads made the job a lot easier this year, but it is still the most loathsome job you have to do on a boat, and for little or no benefit other than a couple of months more of weed free sailing than if you didn't do it at all... still we shall see if this years unguent is any better or worse than previous years...
..but the best bit is taking off the masking tape!
That's it... she's ready to go in, so any bits and pieces I do now are jam on the toast.. glad that's over though..
Peeling masking tape off, my favourite part of the job too.
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Pip - it is the very personification of bringing order from chaos... never fails to delight, which shows what a simpleton I am..! :o)
ReplyDeleteLooking good - I continue to be impressed by the practicality of bilge keels.
ReplyDeleteCheers Alden - she's no pocket rocket but we tend to get where we want to go ... errr... eventually! :o)
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