...all creatures great and small...

We have been occupied with paint and varnish of late which I guess is always a promising sign when it comes to boat building. Sad to say there are more things taking an interest than is helpful, namely flies, moths and those tiny little thunderbugs that are nearly invisible until they are silhouetted against a virgin expanse of International's finest 'Mediterranean white'. I took some tea down to the boat shed this afternoon to find D 'helping' a moth avoid a sticky end as it circled in a death spiral towards the new undercoat. I am convinced that the flies preserved in amber are just the outcome of Neandethal boatbuilding.

                                                       Tea                                             

                                                Painting

We have also been thinking of fellow gaffers this week, with friends down in the South West suffering all an English  Summer can throw at them and on the East coast, the launch of Cachalot http://www.cachalot.org.uk/ after a major rebuild. We wish Steve and Beverley all the best.

What else has been going on.... ?
I have been painting and varnishing too (hatches, bunk tops, forepeak ceiling) which is all a bit of a help. The mainsail has gone off to the sailmaker's to have the number put on. She will be G134 if you hadn't already guessed from the blog name.  Also, I have been researching and sourcing the bits a pieces I need to create a cover for use in harbour mainly to keep an area where  wet waterproofs can dry without taking them down below. More of that to come....