Bilge painting out the inside to freshen the inside of the boat.

Before photo of the inside of the boat which as seen better days and one way of improving the inside is to white bilge paint and make it look a lot better

The after photo of the same view of the boat and what a difference it has made to the inside of the boat.

Aft looking view of the before view of the boat 

The after photo of the same view and it really looks a whole lot better. 

The first coat of undercoat primer on the floor boards before turning them over to put a first coat of undercoat primer on the top face of the floor boards. 

Once the underside is coated with grey bilge paint the upper face will be painted with sand coloured deck paint to give the the upper face a good non slip surface to work on when sailing the boat once more.

 

The 3 dinghies and Aluminium speedboat in the workshop presently under going refits or restoration and will be put up for sale when they are finished for the new season.

The Enterprise is close to being finished with just a few small jobs needing to be done before it is photographed and put on the market.

We are just about halfway through the Wayfarer's refit and needs a number of jobs doing before it to is put on the market, it is a very good example of this safe training dinghy.

This classic Windboat's Pearly Miss runabout speedboat is currently under going a full restoration and will be a good example of this classic speed boat for anybody who is looking for a classic speed boat for the summer trips on the River Thames

The Classic GRP tender / Dinghy is being fitted out and will be ready for the summer season as a stand alone dinghy or as a tender for a larger craft. These classic dinghy are stable and will give many years of faithful service for its owner. 

 

Varnishing the Enterprise deck & The 8ft tender woodwork and the Wayfarer's rudder parts and the tabernacle now rebuild.

The Enterprise now as its final coat of Varnish and will now wait for it to cure off and then put all the deck fittings back on.

Then once the varnish is cured off then touch up the hull if it needs work done on the hull then get the boat rigged ready for the new sailing season after Easter.

The buildup coats are getting applied to all the woodwork and then the last of the fibreglassing will be done and then the hull can be painted.

The Wayfarer rudder parts are getting their buildup coats of varnish 

Now I have got a production line worked out for varnishing of the Wayfarer parts 

The Wayfarer tabernacle is now back together ready to have its final coats of varnish and be refitted once the repairs in the bow are completed and there is no long any need to get access to the bow locker.

 

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The next week I will be getting on with more of the same as last week.

Now that the gunwales and inwales and the other trims and the two seats have had their build up coats of varnish, I am turning my attention to repainting the hull wit a new coat of hi build epoxy primer before finishing the hull off with a fresh coat of cream two pack marine gloss.  

The Wayfarer dinghy rudder getting a refurb and a lot of coats of varnish to bring it back to life. Just got to glue up the tiller which had had glue give out after a lot of years. Using epoxy this time to ensure it lasts for many years to come.

The rudder cheeks getting their first coats of thinned varnish on all sides as I build up the layers back to the original spec and once this is done then rebuild the rudder once more.

I have to put my gazebo up over the Enterprise and make the area into a varnishing booth  to stop any dust getting on to surface.

A few small jobs on the inside. One of them being fibreglassing in the front and back buoyancy tanks seats and build up coats of varnish on the woodwork  before turning over the dinghy and start painting the hull with a two pack cream marine gloss paint.

The two hanging knees which are now coated with Hammarite siler paint and now ready to bolt back in the hull, so that they can tie in the deck beams to the hull frames. Once these are back in place the up strakes of the hull can be made up and fitted and the foredeck area will be at a stage to be re-planked when funds are available to do that job.