On Friday Saltheart was pulled out of the water at Yamba. What a job we have ahead of ourselves, her hull was thick with barnacles and tentacle things hanging off. The kids and Grahame a man who works at the marina said that she looked like Davy Jones from Pirates of the Caribbean. We borrowed some big scrapers from the marina to make the job easier. Ian did most of the work on it but we all had a go, he was just to quick it was hard work. We had booked into a caravan park while we did the work.
This took a while. After we had to get little scrapers onto the job to take all the paint off.
It was a job that took the rest of Friday and a good part of Saturday. By the end of the end we where able to put a coat of primer onto the hull. A swim at the caravan park was well and truly warranted after a shower of course.
The following day we started to treat the rust which was coming through on the windows and bolts etc. It didn't feel like we were getting anywhere but we were.
The next day Kathleen and I painted the top side of the sides white, rolling and feathering. Ian had the job of sanding so we could paint. She is looking much better, she had no name on side anymore and we had to find a sign writer.
Time to anti foul the hull now we really are looking good. this took the whole day as we could only paint in between the rain showers, but we did get there in the end. Now its get a matter of waiting until tomorrow to back into the water.
This took a while. After we had to get little scrapers onto the job to take all the paint off.
It was a job that took the rest of Friday and a good part of Saturday. By the end of the end we where able to put a coat of primer onto the hull. A swim at the caravan park was well and truly warranted after a shower of course.
The following day we started to treat the rust which was coming through on the windows and bolts etc. It didn't feel like we were getting anywhere but we were.
The next day Kathleen and I painted the top side of the sides white, rolling and feathering. Ian had the job of sanding so we could paint. She is looking much better, she had no name on side anymore and we had to find a sign writer.
Time to anti foul the hull now we really are looking good. this took the whole day as we could only paint in between the rain showers, but we did get there in the end. Now its get a matter of waiting until tomorrow to back into the water.
Wednesday we were ready to go back in. At lunch time we were lifted up and got half way into the water when the lifter broke and someone from Grafton came up to fix it. This took a couple of hours by the time he got here. Half in half out but in the end we afloat again and looking good.
2 comments:
i told tou the manchester sip canal
could have saved you all the scraping but if you had all the anti fouling would be off before you got to eastham lock,mind you she now really does look good.i am all ready to watch the next saga to this epic holiday adventure.missing you all very much
lots of love guess who
I WANNA GO TO THE SOLOMAN ISLANDS!!!!
this is kathleen by the way lol it does'nt seem to get though when i say it to your face lol :)
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