The decks getting the same treatment has the hull

The decks are now getting the same treatment has the hull, now the decks have two more coats on the decks and now this will cure over the weekend and then there will be a bit of spot filling where it was not filled enough when they were sanded earlier.

The deck will now be filled where needed and then will get extra coats to buildup protection 

The deck are a lot smoother and will be able to stand up to a lot of hard work over the next few years.

 

The hull is on its way to getting painted and then it will be the turn of the deck.

The hull is getting coats of hi-build epoxy primer so that the hull can get faired up ready for the final coats of orange paint 

There are a few more coats to apply to the hull, however in the meantime the deck of the boat is in need of the same treatment with coats of hi-build epoxy primer to seal the decks after they have been repaired and in some places major work as been done on them.

So while the hull cures between coats it will be time to get on to the decks and clean them down after months of not working on them and set to work on getting them ready to coat up with the first of three coats of epoxy primer.

 

More Hi-Build Epoxy primer applied to the Morgan Giles 30 as we continue building up the new paint job

After a long period of doing other work, now started to apply more coats of Hi-build epoxy primer to fair up the hull.

This is the first of three coats of Epoxy primer before the undercoat and then the final coat of custom orange top coat 

The hull is getting fairer with each coat of hi-build primer, just a lot of long boarding with sandpaper so we finish with a fair hull ready to apply the finish coat.

now just need to let this coat cure and then apply more coats.

 

Some of the project around the yard that need sorting and moving along to make room for other project waiting to be done over the coming months.

This Cornish Crabber is one sduch project which as been a stop- start project for a few years now and needs coming along to make room for other projects to get done. 

The major job first is to renew the cover over the boat as soon as able and set the work underway again and get the inside refitted and the deck and beams fitted and the new deck fibreglassed in place and then put in the workshop to be resprayed and then given back to its owner to sail.

The two dinghies in the foreground are in need of a bit of TLC over the winter before they both can go out on the water and be used by their owners to explore the Walton Backwaters.

Another project which need some attention to get finished off, a major sanding and filling of the outside of the hull and fairing and spraying and then the inside refitting out ready for next season

I will soon have to get some more stock of hardwood and softwood for the projects coming through over the next few months and build a cover over this area to keep out the weather, so i can put outside the plywood which is taking space in the workshop.

 

Work coming along on the picnic boat and the yellow boat

Just sorting out the foredeck, making the planks all the same length before gluing it all down using vacuum bagging method to glue it down without any fixings 

Got to do the same method to glue down aft deck

Once the foredeck will have a laminated Mahogany break water to make the water run off the deck and also be where the front of the canopy is fixed to when it is made towards the end of the refit 

The inside of the cockpit is now painted apart the area where the joint needs more fibreglass to reinforce the joint

Once that is done the rubber fendering can be bolted to the joint to protect the joint of the hull from any damage.

The top of the boat where the windscreen is going to be fitted is grey so that it is less bright and better to have in front of you when steering thee boat than yellow