Another overnighter on board Roysjoy cracking on with winter DIY , This time it was clean up time and sealing leaks . First on the list was to replace the deck fillers that i had taken home to recondition and also make up new packers for . Due to the weather i was unable to get these back on but i did manage to seal u a deck drain, This was found to be made out of a sink drain cut up bodge style and simply glued together with sealant hence the reason for leaks . So i refitted with new sealant until i can find 4 new replacement fittings . Next was sealing the port wheelhouse door this area has some rot in it and untill the weather improves i am unable to replace this but i did find a way of sealing it to prevent 99% of the water ingress so happy with that for the time . On from here I gave the aft cabin a spring clean and tidied up all the spares and tools ready to start refitting the fuel tank and replacing bulkheads in the near future . I also found another dinghies full of foam and rubbish which was swiftly removed giving up more room to work with in what i currently call the workshop [master cabin]. Again we looked in to other soon to do jobs like the 2 mast suppression posts / pads both of which prevent us from sailing in anything other than a gentle wind and need to be fixed by the start of summer for us to be able to use the boat properly through the next sailing season . another area i have found to be in been of replacement was the under locker floor where the water tank was sat , this is needing replacement as it has rotted away - another ob on the to do list . Sorry for the lack of photos for this update for some reason my crappy cam didn't record many of this weeks work although luckily it did record video for the youtube upload which can be found below
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April 2018
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