jillR Posted June 29, 2008 Author Share Posted June 29, 2008 marcus is busy next week so i have been on the hunt for a replacement and may have found some one, fingers crossed. this is the port side now nearly ready for undercoating and replacing the strip that was removed to let in the new plank jill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 30, 2008 Share Posted June 30, 2008 Looking good Jill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jillR Posted June 30, 2008 Author Share Posted June 30, 2008 thanks for the encouragement jonny it does help its so much more stressfull doing resto work an a boat when its your home, jill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 30, 2008 Share Posted June 30, 2008 its so much more stressful doing resto work an a boat when its your home, Jill i would find it so fascinating to watch i bet there getting plowed with tea and coffee :-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jillR Posted June 30, 2008 Author Share Posted June 30, 2008 the front cabin is now complete again the front pannel is in with one coat of sadolin ( more coats to come ) the corner pieces have been made and fitted. the port side hull has a coat of undercoat and the top strip has been sanded and replaced. a wood working firm on the wharf are making up 25mtrs of mahogany quatrant to go where the decks meet the topsides for £60, made to measure three peeps came round to have a nosey which was nice, one was asking how much she will be on the market for. its time for me to start thinking of her value no piccies at the mo as the platfom is being used by the next boat along this evening jill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jillR Posted July 1, 2008 Author Share Posted July 1, 2008 managed to get a quick piccy before the batteries went flat it is seriously hot out there today jill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jillR Posted July 1, 2008 Author Share Posted July 1, 2008 and the strip at the top of the hull has been stripped and sanded ready for varnishing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 1, 2008 Share Posted July 1, 2008 Drule Drule Drule :-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jillR Posted July 1, 2008 Author Share Posted July 1, 2008 shes had another layer of undercoat this afternoon as it was too hot to gloss jill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stranger Posted July 1, 2008 Share Posted July 1, 2008 looking great Jill i bet you will be glad when its done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jillR Posted July 2, 2008 Author Share Posted July 2, 2008 hi dave yes it will be great to see her looking good again but it looks like rain will stop play again tomorrow jill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jillR Posted July 4, 2008 Author Share Posted July 4, 2008 the weather has given us a break the 1st top coat is on the port side Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jillR Posted July 4, 2008 Author Share Posted July 4, 2008 and the colour is barley did hope it would have been darker than that but i still perfer it to white jill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jillR Posted July 4, 2008 Author Share Posted July 4, 2008 we should have been working from the top down but the roofs and decks are in very good condition and the hull needed the attention while the weather is with us Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jillR Posted July 4, 2008 Author Share Posted July 4, 2008 if there is any money left at the end (which i doubt) she will need all new fenders as the ones i have are beyond my usual magic recipe of biological laundry tablet solution jill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jillR Posted July 4, 2008 Author Share Posted July 4, 2008 sam is dismantling the bottom of the forward cabin window to cure the leak over beckys bunk. we decided its no use pouring in stuff to seal it as it wont stick as the surfaces are probably dirty and greasy. jill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jillR Posted July 4, 2008 Author Share Posted July 4, 2008 the lower window frame is now cleaned up and back in sealed with sikaflex jill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jillR Posted July 4, 2008 Author Share Posted July 4, 2008 alice, sams sister is sanding the hand rails Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 16, 2008 Share Posted July 16, 2008 jill, we must of passed you on the 30th of june as we went in to norwich for the night!!!!!! it was seriously hot and i got seriously burnt!! i wish i had realised as we would have stopped to say hi! hope it is all going well mandy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jillR Posted July 16, 2008 Author Share Posted July 16, 2008 thanks pete the weather has stopped us at the mo jill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 16, 2008 Share Posted July 16, 2008 Jill will soon be hot with cloudless sky's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jillR Posted July 16, 2008 Author Share Posted July 16, 2008 hi jonny the weather has held for the last two days but we didnt want to take the chance as the next stage is bearing wood to the elements, painting and varnishing most frustrating jill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jillR Posted July 24, 2008 Author Share Posted July 24, 2008 work started again theres a big hole in my boat where the nav light was mounted ready to be filled with a nice piece of mahogany. the forward hand rails have been sanded and one coat of varnish applied jill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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jillR Posted July 24, 2008 Author Share Posted July 24, 2008 hi sue yes that bit was not good but sam has taken it right back and cut back to good wood the damage was done before the runners for the sliding wheel house roof were replaced i couldent afford to do the job at the time jill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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