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| We had wanted to get Christina out for blacking last summer, but the slipway was fully booked |
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| So, we finally got a chance to risk the weather and try to black her in late January-early February, this can be a big problem if you choose a week that's wet or very cold (condensation on the hull often means you can't do anything until after lunch) |
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| The badly welded rubbing strake was being buckled out by the jacking action of the rust behind it, so we cut out all the bad sections. |
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| And welded in new D bar |
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| Bad welds on the box section on the bow had resulted in the box section being full of water. |
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| A new piece of D bar welded in |
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| Repaired sections |
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| Glenda applying black to the elum (large wooden rudder on the butty) |
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| New curved tunnel bands being added below the rubbing strake |
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| After several coats of bitumin and six new anodes, I'm also re-lengthening the forward tunnel bands |
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| Imposing view of the bow |
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| The slipway, viewed from near the pump-out pontoon |
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