The Last Push 'Til Lift Off

It's going to be a tad hectic for the next few days....

Last minute varnish...check

Gleaming hull polish...check

Engine checks...check

Gather the mountains of bot kit...check

Boat stock up...check

Bot in the chocks...check

Soooo happy, so excited thank goodness we,ve got until high tide Monday pm and then we,ve got lift in and we,re away.

The sun is shining today so bring on the nautical miles for the next two weeks.


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Not The Best Day

Arrghhhh!

Up @ sparrowfart on fixed train schedule. Limited turn up @ event but it was quality not quantity.

Finished way earlier than scheduled, that is ok can catch up on emails and then hr round shops.

Weary.com then gets on fixed train to hear the sirens start to wail and the whole station is called to evacuate immediately.

V v weary.com is now back on train and wishing is was bedtime.


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What A Difference!

The main cabin no longer looks topsy turvey, and almost like it has been like this all winter. Bar the middle of the table which has joined the line at home to be varnished, the interior is done....Yay!

The photos have been taken by das captains iPhone so the cushions have turned electric blue and not their usual dark navy.

So the focus this weekend before launch on Monday will be polishing the hull and preening her ready to go.

As always there are last minute snitches, one we now have a cracked toilet.......that is easy to fix, not so good is a problem with the freshwater pump for the engine, major leak..........not quite in despair, here is hoping we can get one quickly, it won't be cheap and bear the pain!










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Our Home Port

This is the ariel view of where Redsnapper is berthed........Mayflower Marina in Plymouth.  We are out on the pontoons as you look directly down.  Its a fab place to be, out of the main thrust of marina life, and opposite the public slipway so we see many a Jeremy Beadle moment much to our amusement!  We see and feel the warships and subs as they make their passage out to sea or returning from their missions, some after many months at sea. 

We have been here for four years now and love it, it has everything we need, takes only 40 mins to get there on a good day, has a fab restaurant if we need it in Jolly Jacks but most importantly we can get out in all weather. 

If we dont fancy a weekend away we can spend hrs swailing  around Plymouth Sound, drop the pick for some lunch and then off again.

The sound is also a great staging post for round the world races and the Marina this yr hosted the support boats for the America's Cup, what a fab few weekends that was.  There is always something going on, which is swooper.

As much as I loved the River Exe, we were so tide bound by the bar and weather, for one season our bot was almost redundant.  Now every friday night straight after work, from when she is launched we are down there bar weddings and funerals, it cant get better than that.

Varnish!

You can tell that launch day is getting nearer as bot things migrate home for working on and our hall and lounge begin to look like a boat jamboree!

There is a new auroma in our house its called varnish and turps and it stinks! Das captain has brought home the top step and other items for varnishing.

I have been away in Birmingham for a few days but was welcomed home with the kitchen resembling a make shift work bench. The work looks good and the interior now complete, so the work has now moved to the toe rails for this weekend.

Das captain is still in good spirits but varnish wont be on his Xmas list this yr and the end is in sight.

The launch date is booked for the 19th so we are on track and good to go.

Happy days!


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My First Ever Swail

Daffs Galore

I don't have a welsh bone in my body but these beauties which are awash in our front garden have come out in force overnight to wish everyone a Happy St David's Day!
Spring is here!








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