The strap floors have stopped many leaks

Well now she is in and very tight indeed. The continuous leaks have been solved by replacing all the strap galvanized floor fasteners. Very pleased as the float switch has not triggered.

Mushrooms in Autumn

A new mushroom vent has sprouted over the Taylors. I thought this would be a good idea as the paraffin leaves a fine soot on the deck head which is difficult to wipe off as it get everywhere. You can see that the coach roof is now painted and looking good. The varnish work is gleaming. She is starting to look like a yacht again!

Much Painting

There is simply loads of painting happening on the yacht at present. I only have the paint shed for 5 more days and then she is out in the open. Cockpit had has two coats of pre-kote - and excellent undercoat. This after the first coat of Toplac thinned with Owatrol for flow control - another coat tomorrow and then the cockpit sole goes in. Deck will be painted over the weekend when nobody is walking around on her.

Varnishing fiddly little bits takes time

Painting of the Coachroof

I seriously underestimated this task! Sanding back the old paint, brushing down, hoovering the dust and masking off all those fiddly bits took the best part of a day! Anyway, two coats of paint on now.
There is still a lot of traffic on the decks, but hopefully I can get that done too - but the nights are getting colder and the paint taking longer to go off.

Some Links to the Panarai Transat Classique

www.paneraitransatclassique.com



http://apo.r.mailjet.com/nl/llv1/s3ws7.html?a=b2WUvL&b=0606c530&c=llv1&d=c2fa3d06&e=8644c4a3&email=tudorito%40gmail.com

New Hatch coming along

Note upstand  for a Standard Horizon 180i Chart Plotter - basic unit but useful on deck for single-handing. Some people have asked about the type of varnish I use. I did use Blue Peter from International paints but now I use International Schooner Gold which seems to be fastest to go-off and can be re-sanded the next day. Other brands seem to take longer....