Monthly Archives: May 2018

I have lost the thread over the last days as I have been away. Anyway I have now given the the topside 2 coats of Pre-Kote and 2 coats of Toplac. One more coat of Toplac should do it. Painting … Continue reading →

This is purely archival, do not feel obliged to read it. I am at the boatyard at 8:30 and immediately start to paint. This is the first real topcoat – just Toplac and thinners. So here is the deal; this … Continue reading →

The boat thing is actually a finely tuned project management exercise. One thing has to be completed before another can be started. Major delays  on one activity renders other jobs impossible. The biggest unknown, or punch in the mouth if … Continue reading →

So, things are a bit slow at the moment. The reason is that the estimable paint sensei has not yet mixed my paint – turning it from white to cream. He is very apologetic, which embarrasses me, because he is … Continue reading →

The door bell rings. I rush to open the door and there as I had anticipated is the postman with my brand new sails. Thank you Jeckells, sailmakers in Norfolk for making them and sending them over. Here is an exciting … Continue reading →

Throughout my childhood, we always had a loofah in the bathroom. It was for rough scrubbing of skin to remove all the dead cells, you know. Loofahs came from the sea. They were some kind of corally sort of thing. … Continue reading →

Actually, he wrote a story about an overcoat; I am still on the undercoat. Before you start this, check out this video of a Norfolk Gypsy of the same vintage as mine. This is what the end result should be … Continue reading →

It is very hot down at the boatyard. As you will certainly remember, I am half way through my first coat of very diluted primer.  I now enter the cockpit. This is a bad place, full of latches, pumps, cleats, … Continue reading →