Making Things Good Once Again

We have had a few jobs on the go this past week in an attempt to make things good once again. One being the wind indicator flag which was looking very tatty with the fabric falling to bits. We utilised an old rain jacket for this which seams had started to fail, in the past we have used old umbrellas as the material is the same... we never throw anything away you never know when it may become useful again. It is now as good as new once again and ready to be refitted for the season ahead.

 

We have also had a go at smartening up the Oceanair sky screen hatch blinds. These had gone mottled and were starting to look unsightly. In an ideal world it would have been nice to have these refurbished, however in an attempt to extend their life a bit longer we opted to purchase three cans of vanilla vinyl dye. These were sprayed in situ, as it would be quite involved to remove them both. The deckhead was masked up and everything beneath was covered in sheets. The result is quite good, not perfect, but a big improvement. This should put these on for another few years. 

 

We also thought it wise to purchase a carbon monoxide alarm, which was purchased from Argos for £9.99.  We have one of these at home, and after reading of some recent incidents involving carbon monoxide poisoning on boats, we thought it was time to purchase one for Moonshine. 

 

Finally, this weekend Moonshine has been treated to a good polish, so she looks smart for our forthcoming holiday.