aztec
Well-Known Member
i\'m happy again
weather thought it had the better of me (ok so it did) but not no more!
although the rain was a bit anoying, i have managed to replace all of the wheelhouse... yes the one that i threw into the next field in my blind temper..... but enough of that.
worked most of today (not quite true as i woke up with someone elses head on after a particularly enjoyable evening in a pub.... don't know which one though... oh dear)... clearing damp timber from places where damp timber shouldn't live, managed to find the forward bulkhead (i knew it was there all the time) and strip, sand and paint... so that's that done.
now i'm on the lookout for some mahogany kitchen doors as it's time to fit out the galley. ebay will be my preferred location for such items, although a trip to Gravesend just to pick up a couple of 5 quid doors seems a bit over the top.
last time i posted i was piss wet through, half my boat was in the next field and if someone had offered me a job working on wooden boats somewhere warm and sunny.... mmmmmmm warm and sunny..... i'd have jumped at it. but all said and done, iv'e managed to get a second go at replacing the wheelhouse, and a much better job it is.
i'll post some pics if anyone is interested, as i know there are one or two people watching the bodgeup... sorry... restoration. (they are almost as mad as i am)
steve.
weather thought it had the better of me (ok so it did) but not no more!
although the rain was a bit anoying, i have managed to replace all of the wheelhouse... yes the one that i threw into the next field in my blind temper..... but enough of that.
worked most of today (not quite true as i woke up with someone elses head on after a particularly enjoyable evening in a pub.... don't know which one though... oh dear)... clearing damp timber from places where damp timber shouldn't live, managed to find the forward bulkhead (i knew it was there all the time) and strip, sand and paint... so that's that done.
now i'm on the lookout for some mahogany kitchen doors as it's time to fit out the galley. ebay will be my preferred location for such items, although a trip to Gravesend just to pick up a couple of 5 quid doors seems a bit over the top.
last time i posted i was piss wet through, half my boat was in the next field and if someone had offered me a job working on wooden boats somewhere warm and sunny.... mmmmmmm warm and sunny..... i'd have jumped at it. but all said and done, iv'e managed to get a second go at replacing the wheelhouse, and a much better job it is.
i'll post some pics if anyone is interested, as i know there are one or two people watching the bodgeup... sorry... restoration. (they are almost as mad as i am)
steve.
