Half the forepeak varnish gone!

Another good weekend's work

A bit of good weather makes all the difference!... Was able to open up all the hatches and get some fresh air through the boat.

Spent most of the weekend removing varnish from the forepeak... And still only got half of one side back to bare wood. Modern varnish remover is rubbish, leaving big areas untouched, so had to resort to wire wool. This works ok, but does leave the hands somewhat sore!

So, i mixed the varnish removal up with a few other jobs.

The shower pump is now in and working, as is the GPS... All through my nice shiny new switch panel.

I also managed to pull through the loom of wires to the chart table, which was a fiddly and awkward job, but one im pleased to get completed. Now the chart table is ready to be wired up once the varnishing is done.

I finished up by having a darn good tidy up, which left the boat looking much better, and me raring to get on!

Sadly had to leave by 10 on Sunday morning for family commitments, but all set for more!

Not much done

A bit of scraping, a bit of sanding... Then too cold!

Plus i need a respirator in order to do much more varnish removal, or i'll make myself ill!!!

At last...

After a break from working on the boat enforced by initially familly commitments, and then the weather, i'm finally able to get on again...

Today's been a good day... The headlining is down in the forepeak, and the wiring in for the lighting and the forward nav lights.

Ok, nearly anyway. Actually, just the main light is wired in. The wiring for the nav lights is in, but coiled up below deck and not yet run up to the lights yet and the headlining isnt all coming down. Some of it is melamine instead of material and was ok bar having some varnish on it from sloppy brushwork by a previous owner... But it came off easily with a kitchen scourer... Thats one job less on the list!

So now i've got varnish remover on, and once thats done its magic, i can start scraping. Sadly i can only do 0.5m2 at a time... Partially because the remover goes off and partially because of the fumes!

Still... Its nice to be getting on again.