The cove and boot top lines ....lookin' good!

Alex - "all my own work "!! completes the undercoats for the boot-top and cove lines.
One the right are the "shark fins" ropelines.

Top - Alex painting on the ropelines

Right - the start of the cove line undercoat.

Trail board.

How does THAT look Dave ?

Seeing how the shape of the Trail board fits the cove lines with a smooth and fair flow.

Cove and boot-top lines

Alex and Dylan making sure the line was "fair".

Cove and boot-top lines

Here we have the marking out of the Boot-top and cove lines.Really difficult even with extra strong magnets to help hold the plastic conduit in a "fair curve" for marking.

Worked well in the end.

Here we have Kam (Poland),Alex(USA ) and Dylan (France)

New crew !!!

Now is the time to introduce the two new crew members....... We have Kamil ("Owen") Janczulewicz(Poland) and Alexander (pronounced with a distinct RUSSIAN accent) ("Hub") Petit ( Colorado,USA).

Comunication has sometimes been strained when Kamil (holding his framework) was yelling at Dave - the OWEN - the OWEN !!! - Dave said...what ARRE you talking about - the OWEN ??.

It was a few minutes when Dave realised that "V"s are pronounced as a "W".

Kam ("Owen"! LOL) has never heard the end of it!! You would think that USA/Brit comunication would be somewhat easier ( apart from some US spelling mistakes ( !!! LOL )but when asked if the one hole in the beautiful work-top he varnished fited the HOB - he said - "HUB ??" what the hell is a "HUB"??? - "HOB" to the rest of us !! ha ha !!

So I hope you all love the "familly portraits !!

Frame work for the Oven.

This is the frame work Kamil is making to hold the "owen" ( OVEN to the rest of us!!) in place under the worktop.

Gslley work top

The new galley work-top - solid beech.Alex applying the last coat of varnish.The holes are for the "Hub" (Hob to the rest of us !!) and the sink unit - with the "Owen"underneath.

New workshop

This is the new workshop - every machine you could want - will turn the project around for progress on the interior,etc.

The portacabin has finally arrived after 3 months of negotiating with the Vinci BBC construction site opposite the boatyard, to allow the truck through their site! It took quite a while to persuade them to lay me a ramp down to the boatyard level (about 50cm drop) so the low-loader could make it!
Lots of work inside now, partitions to come down and double doors put in - but overall good condition - it's going to make a grrrrreat workshop !!

It's ARRIVED !!!!