A bank holiday weekend job on Mai-Star II

Rubbing down the starboard side of the hull ready for a fresh coat of primer 

Then the port side of the hull a bit heavy going, but got it flat in the end 

Rubbed down the main damaged paint work amidships where it was rubbed off in the winter 

The first side getting its first coat of yacht primer and when dried start the spot filling of the hull

The colour change is like chalk and cheese 

Finally all one colour and the spot filling can begin once the primer is dry.

A few of the smaller jobs ticked off, so some of the bigger jobs can get finished off.

The deck block and wood burning stove deck flange fitted and ready to have the pipe work fitted

An inside view of the deck fitting just got to cut back the excess bolt and paint over the bolts

Last of the side panels back in place .

Fibreglass tape the corners of the bulkhead ready to cover the rest in glass cloth and seal the plywood and make this whole area into a shower/ toilet and wet room

Fibreglass tape the bulkhead to the deck head 

Covering batten over the bulkhead joint where the two halves had to be fitted separately to fit them into position. 

Here at J-Star Boat Services we do valeting of motor boats as well, from dirty boats and make them look like new boats

Here at J-Star Boat Services we do valeting of motor boats as well, from dirty boats  and make them look like new boats 

The starboard side being given a good compounding to get rid of the dull gel coat  and bring back some of its shine

Same being done to the port side.

Starting to show a bit of a different in the hull between dull and shiny gel coat 

looking back up the compounded hull now with a good shine on it and ready to be polished 

The interior is now starting to look more like a liveaboard than an old ship's/oil rig lifeboat.

The fuel tank framework is well on the way to be finished off

Just one bit of trim to cut and the fuel tank seating area will be complete

solar vent fitted to the roof of the life boat and now there will be a through flow of air

The finished battery box/storage locker just needs to be painted with a coat of white gloss to finish it off.

The aft end getting there, just going to take time to sort out the little jobs up this end of the boat

A change of scenery a bit quieter than Kingston  

And there is a Pub across the road as well. 

Getting some of the smaller items made and finished off ready to go back on the boat

The battery box lid now with its trims fitted and primed and under-coated. Also a few of the other bits of trim ready to be fitted on the boat

Cutting the trims for the toilet door and once down on the boat they can be fitted in olace.

A few more trims for other parts of the boat to be fitted at the same time

Clearing the workshop ready to build the new cabin doors to complete the lifeboat's conversion.