With only 2 days left in the dock its full steam ahead to get the painting finished. We have been told that we are to be re-floated Friday afternoon so this might cut our time back by half a day and we will be back on the canal by about 9am Saturday.
All the undercoating is finished so all there is left is 2 coats of top coat but this is where we may have problems. Due to the cold moist air the paint is very slow hardening so I just hope that we have enough time. We did a trial tonight on the gas locker lid to give it a non slip surface. We masked out a pattern on the lid with masking tape and then painted each section separately with topcoat and sprinkled kiln dried fine sand over it. After a short while we then removed the tape. This will be left to dry overnight and in the morning any excess sand will be brushed off and a second coat of paint applied. Watch this space!
We are a retired couple who after living abroad for 5 years are now living in Levin, New Zealand. From October 2006 we cruised the inland waterways of Britain. We sold Narrowboat Gypsy Rover in July 2010 and continued our travels around the UK in our new Motorhome. In August 2011 we returned to New Zealand ahead of our motorhome which arrived in October. Although now land based we will be continuing our travels throughout New Zealand when time allows.
Thursday 18 January 2007
Day 5.
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