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Banana skins you slip on. So do you on gloss paint slicked with water. It is therefore necessary to paint cockpit and other surface with special anti-slip paint. This paint has granules in it that creates a surface that is … Continue reading →

Walking down the stairs this morning I come across one of my favorite bug species. I used to know what they are called but alas, have forgotten. Down at the boatyard, I am distressed to see people glorying in having … Continue reading →

So, I am heartily sick of painting the boat. This morning I finish the 5th coat. The result, is of course  unsatisfactory. To the outsider, it looks wonderful but I only see the tiny runs, dribble, splashes and brush-marks that … Continue reading →

Back to it. I am down at the boatyard at 8:30 applying the final coat of Toplac; I hope.  Kiyuna san  roars in and explains that the engine is finished. Yay! So schedule is – finish painting – put boat … Continue reading →

It used to be common to hang a grapevine, ivy or other greenery, “bush”,  outside an inn or public house to advertise the availability of drink. If the drink is good, it is not necessary to advertize it – good … Continue reading →

Having written propaganda all morning about chirality, you try doing that, I am taken on an amazing ride. We visit the Hiroshima Peace Park. We go to Miyajima. They make spoons here. I buy one as I actually need one. … Continue reading →

We work hard on how to win a multi million dollar, yen, euro, clamshell,  grant to set up an international center to study integrated chirality. You know how it is. This is the best fun. Then we go and eat. Let … Continue reading →

I get a call from ex-work, asking if I can come in. I reply that I am flying to Hiroshima but can come in for a short time on the way to the airport. I really had no suspicion. It … Continue reading →

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 →