At Last a Calm Day.....Nearly

After a long wait finally the spray hood team could get to work.  the template stage is completed!

And a small picture of Capt Drew!

What a Hobbit Did Next!

For those interested readers wondering what happened to my Christmas guests a picture update and a few details.  One got a a boat crossed an ocean got shipwrecked and ended up in Brazil!

As far as my Yacht goes it is a varnishing project.....

Teak Oil

Well, no more excuses.... Well not many!

So it starts like this:

Then with a bit of sanding and Teak Oil you get this:

Still lots to do though.....

Splice

It realy has been too choppy to do much, yes it has...

However, last night I did my first splicing.  I can only assume nylon rope is not the ideal type to learn with, results below:

The picture also shows I have sanded one panel ready for varnish.

Other excuses for slow progress are; every time I start a job at some point I meet the wiring and it makes me wince;

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Or wonder if something is not quite right:

In other news.  I have had my first stay aboard guest.  So have shared a bottle of wine on the patio with the moon reflecting on sea and the stoic rock for a backdrop.

My guest had a visit to ATC and a trip to the flag, you can't get that through Thompsons....  She left with a bag of powder procured from an old man in the back streets of La Linea. It was purely for culenary purposes..... 

Windy

 

Lots of bobbing about slowing boat work to a stand still.  Not that anything is 'still' at the moment....
It has taken a while to upload this video so it does not represent the current situation.

Dawn and Domestic

Well it's not all toilets and polishing the domestic routines neeed to be attended to but the veiws from the back garden are fine.

Don' think I will be keeping up with the Jonses though...

Letting in Water

Well as I managed to get the loo going without shipping too much water yesterday, today I deliberately hosed fresh water in to my water tank.  It was a success! Well no leaks and the pump works and in fact looks to be fairly new.

Perhaps not an impressive site when you live in a house but out here on the ocean one has to be careful as water is also the enemy!

Anyway then I polished the floor after throwing the carpet out.

It looks lovely and a bit of moody lighting too :)

Tonight is the first evening that it has not been blowing a gale. The sound are very different I am not listening to the yacht straining at the mooring lines but to something gentle tapping in the rear storage facility, will have to go and sort that.

In other news I might be at the club on Monday if anyone else is going?