Forward Cabin Two passes with white semi-gloss on the ceiling and starboard side of the forward cabin. Looks *much* better – fresh! Hull Label Stopped in at Sechelt Sign. Worked on a new hull label. The old label will be removed when the hull is painted so an opportunity to improve on things – or…
Category: Maintenance
Banner, Fenders, Flower Boxes
Banner I took Merva out today knowing that the bright sunshine will show the dust I would have to attack with windex and paper towel. I tried gluing and then stitching the gold braid onto the canvas but not happy about either method. During this I noticed that the gold braid loves to attach itself…
Forward Hatches, Tender
Re-installed forward hatches. The rain let up so I took Merva out of the boathouse so I could put the tender back up on the roof.
Forward Hatches
The plan was to give the two forward hatches a quick sand a apply a coat of varnish. Unlike the rest of the boat these hatches were last done with the ‘Spar’ brand of varnish and were a lighter colour. The varnish was falling off – totally expired after just two years. I removed the…
Paint and Varnish
Spring is here and it is now warm enough to continue with some fresh paint and varnish. I will take Merva to Lund on the 15th to have it hauled out. This will result in fresh bottom paint and probably the brightside as well. In the meantime; I have been refreshing varnish and paint in…
Paint, Clean, Water Pump, Hull Paint
Paint Spring weather is here and its warm enough to paint. I cleaned the inside of the boat, painted the other half of the kitchen (half was painted last year). It takes a minimum of two coats of the fresh white to cover up the yellowed white from 13+ years ago. I then cleaned some…
Canvas
New canvas is on its way. The inspiration for the new canvas is a traditional navy cap. The colour will be changing from green to black. No zipper for adding panels to enclose the area. A 6″ panel will be added and it will be decorated with a ribbon.
Kitchen Refresh
Kitchen Refresh
Had to tighten the mast bolts. Work light made me realize that it was time to freshen up the paint. Fortunately the wall cabinets were easily removed.
Varnish
Warm weather is going to get harder to find as we head toward fall. So I have been getting varnish work done.