After two years of neglect it was time to antifoul. With a week on the drying pad booked, perhaps it was time to remove ALL the cracked and peeling bottom paint, inspired by PBO May 2011 edition.
Option 1: Blasting - £400
Option 2: Chemical Paint Stripper - £100
Option 3: Harris Paint Scraper - £2.75
Guess which I went for.
To get the boat to sit comfortably onto the home made blocks, I had to place them by hand before she settled on the bottom, and then make sure she sat down on them without shifting around. Only one way to do that...
every morning!
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| She's on the bottom here. |
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| Og came too. |
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| Just starting. Note the blocks. The chains were meant to sink the blocks but weren't heavy enough. |
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| Og and Kamala. Twins on the blocks. |
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| Two more twins. My nephews helping sand. |
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| Nearly there. |
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| Primocon. Amazing stuff. |
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| A new foot has been glued to the port keel with epoxy. The yellow jack is holding it on. |
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| The bucket is to stop the boat tipping backwards off the blocks. |
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| Its blue! No more weed for 12 months. |
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| Job done. |
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Off to win Battle of the Bands now.
Great blocks, great idea, just have to get Helier to make some. The Smurf look was funny must have taken hours to get it off.
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