There's a terrible noise whenever I walk through my boat! It sounds like a Hammer House of Horror special effect of either hoards of Pied Piper mice, or the slow opening of Dracula's rusty coffin lid. And it's recently been getting much worse! It could be that the cabin sole is just getting old, or … Continue reading Micky or Dracula?
Category: boat maintenance
Big Boy
Summer - theoretically - is Here at Last.. !! I was supposed to set sail Westward today but due to persistent rain I've decided to wait another day. This happens so often at the beginning of my holidays... The appeal of a Motorsailer increases each year. There have been various preparations over the last few … Continue reading Big Boy
Varnish
The Long Overdue varnishing has been long overdue for quite a while now But as it's still too cold for sailing I finally ran out of excuses and got sanding It makes quite a mess all that sanding - I expect I'll be clearing up fine dust for months I also got some new non … Continue reading Varnish