Here we have the last remaining jobs inside the foremast. The inlet for the cables at the base,insdie the boat.

Cable outlets at the lower spreaders for the down/decklights under the spreaders and the radar scanner.

The cable outlet at the upper spreaders for the steaming/motoring white light.

Here's the new crew at the 2012 Boat Show at Southampton ! L - Right ...Rafael (Portugal) "JB" (France) Dave (Wales !!) Goulven and Vincent (France) Good day out!

front windscreens.

Here is the last of the front windscreens fitted, each one a difficult job - turned out well.

The starboard "clearview"screen fitted later today, the sidescreens next!

Soon we can start the interior of the wheelhouse!

More windscreens!

Front view of the fitted Clearview rotating wndscreen and the portside opening windscreen.

Inside view of the two new window/screens fitted

Ready to fit the "clearview" rotating screen.

Goulven cleaning up the excess mastic

Inside view !

New Crew !

Well - we have a new crew helping out now - all three from France, friends of the Roi familly! Goulven,Jean-Babptiste (JB !!) and Vincent - all very enthusiastic and ready to work

Goulven marking out the areas that need filling and fairing.

Vincent taking it all very seriously!!

"JB" Starting to sand down the epoxy filler nice and "fair"!!

Overall view - fairing off coming along nicely!

NOT that bit..THIS bit !! LOL !! Dave showing JB what;s needed!!

Vince taking a look at all his work.

progress

Not much progres at the moment - recovering from a total knee replaement !! So many painkillers - when I hobble around I swear I rattle !! lol!!

Cap Rail Varnishing.

we have 5 coats of progressivly thinned varnish on the cap rail at last - one coat of neat varnish ............looking good! 6 or more coats of neat varnish to go - the weather will dictate the scheduke!!

windshild started !

well - there are now at least 8 coats of varnish on the wheel-house - ready for the windows.First, central window is IN !!

Wheelhouse varnishing.

well..............people do ask...WHY..well..we have just had the wettest THREE MONTHS on record - and that's 100 freakin YEARS.

At last I have been able to give the wheelhouse some coats of varnish, one more this weekend and it will be ready fro installing the window system.at last.
It DOES look good!
The foremast is still coming along nicely too - part time working only - but coming along nicely.
The other project this year before it snows or whatever (!) is painting the hull - we may get it done yet - if the weather is good during August.
The scaffolding has been started !!!!

Foremast Construction

 I've  been scarphing,..........scarphing...........scarphing....and more ......scarphing -  the sitka spruce timber for the foremast ( 50"scarphs for the corner posts.)
All done !
NOW.....I am planing square all the scarphed planks, all day planing,all yesterday.....all today.........and all tomorrow .........and every evening of next week !!! planing.....planing....planing.................
After that will be cutting the rebates in the corner posts and bevelling the insdes of the corner posts.