Back again

Apologies for the lack of a post last week but I was away on a sailing trip again and for several reasons this week has been a bit disjointed hence the late post. I started off the week by refixing the piano hinge that joins the two sections of the cockpit sole, when I originally put it back I had not put all the screws in and they were a bit of an odd collection so I removed them all and replaced them with matching raised head countersunk self tappers.

Hinge properly fixed

I obtained some more deck paint this week so the main aim was to finish painting the non slip areas of the deck, the two remaining areas were given a good sanding and a wash down then allowed to dry which did not take long this weather then after masking up the two remaining areas I applied a good coat of deck paint and then removed the masking tape.

Port aft deck painted

Deck in the anchor well painted

I finished up the week by making another attempt at removing the masking tape from the port side deck, this was the area where I didn't remove the tape straight away and it had really stuck, however while I had been away the elements have been helping so I got most of the tape off it has just left the glue behind which seems to respond to acetone, that will be next weeks priority so as to get the deck complete.

I have made a little more progress on the bilge access hatch for the heads I managed to get a coat of epoxy on the top this weekend I hope to epoxy the bottom so that I can start applying the fake teak.