First of all hello to all my subscribers I hope you’re both well. I’m putting the boat back in the water on Thursday so will post some pics. I’m fitting a depth sounder tomorrow I’ll take some pics and post them tomorrow .
2023
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Mast Cleaning
I found the mast at the docks today and gave it a clean I m going to shorten it to fit the mainsail .I ll be launching in April this year so I d better get on with it
New Year New blog post
Hi Everyone
2018 was a bit slack on the project after a unpromising start it ended the same way however the project is still alive and I am determined to get in the water this year. Lets see how we get on .
Plan for 2018
The plan for this year is to first to build a shelter for the cockpit so I can dry it out and repair the seats. I made the mistake of cutting the holes for the hatches on the horizontal surfaces instead of the vertical surfaces . Once that is repaired the boat will be launched in April and sea trials carried out in the Ribble Estuary.
I have borrowed a waterproof camera to mount on the boat so I will post video’s of the trails
To all my followers around the world Happy New Year and I hope you’re both well.
Keeping Dry
I need to start getting the parts made ready for the spring so I can assemble the inside of the boat . To keep it dry I am going to build a shelter for the cockpit . To start with I have dug a hole in the garden for the keel so that the roof of the shelter doesn’t need to be so high.
Lanzarote
I’ve just got back from sailing to Lanzarote from Preston with just one stop at Cork Southern Ireland. I can now concentrate on getting Talon ready to launch next March.
Here is my bid for a part in the next Pirates film
Painting
I have finally finished all the jobs that need doing before I can finish the painting. These were the spacers for the chainplates and the board on the floor where I am fitting the depth sounder and all the supports for the seats and berths etc.
Winter
The temperature is not so good this time of year for epoxy so it’s a waiting game until it’s warm enough to carry on with the fitting out. In the meantime I found these pictures and short video’s my young son took when I turned over the boat.
Starting again
I haven’t posted for a while I have been involved in some sailing of other people’s boat’s this season I needed to do some actual sailing instead of boat building. During the Christmas holidays I am going to finish the bunks and get the boat ready for launching.
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