In an idle moment I used Photoshop to reinstate the
gunwale/side strakes on the ship (and paint her sides) to see what she could
look like if Simon won the Lottery (Photo 1061).
She obviously looks a lot smarter than the
photos in my last post, but also I think better proportioned. Well we can
dream.
Back to reality and
unretouched photos. The stern is as
imposing as the bow (Photo 1062)
And up on top there the bollards, having lost
the mooring lines of the hangers-on, have been cleaned and painted to match the
restored gunwale (Photo 1063).
Perhaps I should
not be calling it the gunwale. If the side strakes were in place (have I got
that right?), surely the gunwale would sit on top of them – the bit you lean on
when admiring the view?
Grabbing the odd
spare hour or two and tackling small jobs like this does keep up the momentum I
suppose and they all have to be done sooner or later. But below deck a far bigger challenge awaits
and cannot be put off forever. (Photo 1064).
For a start the inner sides/walls (?) and
ceiling/overhead (?) must be de-rusted and painted - about 2,400 sq ft at a
rough guess, three weeks hard work for a three man labour force. For one man
working very part time ………
David
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