Not a lot to write about this week I am afraid I was hoping that I would be able to get out into the Swale for a couple of hours at least once this week but the weather has been atrocious on the days that I had available such is life. The first task this week was to finish applying the varnish to the the shelf etc for the bookshelf behind the dinette seat back.
Bookshelf
Cover for lower opening
Covering the lower opening and fitting the bookshelf does help reduce the noise from the domestic water pump which is mounted in the space below but as it is mounted on a fairly thin plywood bulkhead it is still quite intrusive, requires further investigation. For the rest of my time this week I have been sanding the new gelcoat on the forward cabin sole although I must admit that I have not been overly enthusiastic about it but having said that it is almost ready for the final coat of flocoat. I had been quietly pleased that the reinforcement of the heads sole had stopped it creaking however there was an annoying creak from the bilge access cover and after some investigation I found that when applying the gelcoat i had left a bit of a blob in the recess so that the cover was jamming when any weight was applied five minutes with some coarse sandpaper soon sorted it. That is it for this week I have booked for a lift out on the 21st October I was hoping to do it last winter but I was a bit late trying to book it and all space in the yard and the cradles were taken, so plan B was to do it in Marsh this year but the Chinese flu got in the way so hoping that it all goes according to plan this time.
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