Holes replanked and primed

Slowly getting there. The list is growing and not getting shorter though! Now the VHF antenna snapped off when moving the mast - to be fair it was corroded through. All the locker catches need servicing as they often don't shut and spill open at sea and I don't think the hairband solution used so far is very aesthetic.

I now need to install a chart plotter, AIS and also fuel tank readers. There is a dip stick, but the tanks are so hard to get to it that I think a fuel gauge is really the only sensible solution.

Two Laurent Giles in the tents at the same time

It is nice to see that there are two Laurent Giles in the paint tents at the same time at present. When they were both out I always thought Rosie looked tubbier than Serlio, but looking head on, you can really see Rosie's pilot cutter heritage.

Electronics Audit

I have been looking to see why the original Harrier Brookes and Gatehouse is no longer working. Well sadly there was a deck leak on top of it. Only a small one, but the battery inside has suffered an acid leak - it is a delightful bit of kit, and probably original, so it will be a shame to see it go. There is one good thing though, and the new depth sounder could have new features such a depth alarm and maybe even depths to decimal places. Keel offset would be handy too!

Rebedding the beading

A very frustrating day yesterday. It is painstaking work hand sanding the beading along the coach roof edges. These have been letting in water, especially at the front of the coach roof. There has been previous use of bathroom silicon to bed down this beading. There is no real place for silicon on a boat. Nothing sticks to it all - not even epoxy. It is also a bitch to strip. I have a couple of days on this so watch this space!

Laurent Giles

By coincidence another Laurent Giles is in the paint shed. Rosie is waiting for her to come out before she can go in.

Accommodation plan

Some people have asked for an accommodation plan so they can see what I am upto in terms of her refurbishment.

Davits

I found this photo of Rose Rambler sailing with the OCC burgee at her masthead. You can see the davits that held the dinghy. Some of you have noticed that the current dinghy, a plywood lapstrake Romney is turtled on coachroof. There are already lashing eyes for this, but I suspect that Hum rather likes the convenience of hoisting the dinghy out of the water when island hopping in Caribbean. It makes for such a civilised departure to have your dinghy stowed with minimal effort. Note the gigantic genoa!