Wednesday 25th September 2019



Adam and Jacob puta further coat of anti-slip on the roof. Hopefully this one will dry better and the job progress.

The front cratch boards and the coal shelf were each given a further coat of varnish and Danish Oil after which I walked to Wickes for bits and pieces, very few of which they stocked however.

On the way back I started to feel unwell so went straight back to bed for a few hours, feeling much better when I woke.

Adam returned in the afternoon to remove the masking tape and reveal the finished job. It looks great, a marvellous improvement on the original paint job. As expected, some of the red hand-rail paint did come off with the tape, but not as much as anticipated. The primer beneath is smooth and does not look as though it has been prepped at all, giving a poor key.







Gareth took measurements of the thickness of the paint in various places. Apparently, one coat of paint should be 25-30 microns (thousands of a millimetre) thick. A finished paintjob should be a minimum of 120 microns, anything below is considered too thin and will lead to problems like the micro-blistering we have appearing on the cabin sides.

The roof paint thickness is now between 260 and 280 microns.

The cabin sides measure just between 60 and 80 microns. A shit job, little wonder we are getting problems. There is no undercoat and the gloss has been applied directly to the primer, although Gareth did say that some schools of thought are that undercoat is not necessary. There have however, only been two coats of French Grey gloss applied, a long way from the 8-11 coats Graeme spoke about when we first met with him, and from the 9 coats of Graphite Grey now on the roof and the 12 coats in the anti-slip areas. Once again, in our opinion, boat builders should just stick to fitting out boats and bring in experts in their own fields for other jobs.




Bridge Street peeking out of the poly-tunnel at Streethay Wharf



The Asda delivery arrived at 4pm, dead on the arranged time, a fantastic service. Once the groceries had been stowed away, no mean feat with the limited storage space on a boat, we went for a short walk. It felt good to be off the boat and out of the yard in the fresh air and the peace and quiet.   










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