Job #7 finally completed...

Two or three hours on Sunday saw me finally finish #7 on the list of work items for the winter ("Rip out old cabin lining below the shelving - take back to GRP, prime and paint - extend the paint into the quarter berths, and forward as required")Blimey - hard work or what, but the paint is now slapped...

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Getting there...

Grabbed a couple of hours on the boat yesterday - the only good day of the weekend.First coat of paint went on down below - in the end I went with SWMBO's suggestion of using bathroom paint on the grounds that it is made for humid/damp conditions, and also has mould resistant properties - both of which I guess are perfect for a boat! It looks a million times better even with just one coat of paint...

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Oh yes!! :o))

Took the final exam last night, and passed... an excellent way to spend a winter, keeps the mind on sailing matters, nice bunch of people, and a pint after the class each week - what's not to like! The instructor says he's planning to do Yachtmaster Theory next winter and I think that based on this...

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...and even yet more jobs done....

...another good weekends work last weekend, as I finally completed the cleaning and scraping - not too bad really - three weekends work, maybe 6 or 7 hours in total...From this: to this.....and this..... not much difference on the sides really, but the forward bulkhead is considerably better... Next...

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