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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 →

I get to the boatyard early in the hope of painting. I have to admit that that my little piece of boatyard has become  a mess. I am not good at overall things, I get too excited. I do the … Continue reading →

I am at the boat yard at 8:00. I am bristling to go. Here is the plan. Remove the locker covers, easy, 2 screws, take the covers down to paint space beside the car  and paint them with first coat … Continue reading →

One thing that has bugged me is the thin yellow line. There is a groove around the boat that once was filled with a yellow stripe of tape stuff. More later. Yesterday, I spent the day trying to spot an … Continue reading →

So, this is an old man’s story. I make bad decisions. I knew that the cockpit and all the upper surfaces of the boat had to be repainted. Boat paint is very specialized stuff and is not easy to come … Continue reading →