Preparation Time

Ile Jeudi
Bob and Lin Griffiths
Fri 20 Apr 2012 15:09
20 April 2012
 
37:07.17N 08:31.71W
 
We re-launched on 5 April 2012 and started to get on (slowly) with various recommissioning jobs - Clean and put back the Sprayhood and Bimini and repair some areas of the teak deck that were missed when we were at the yard.
 
We had left our dinghy in the water at the marina whilst we were out of the water as it was only supposed to be for a week.  This turned into 4 weeks and we left the dinghy in the water for another two weeks because of bad weather.  Really it was because we (ie Bob) was too lazy.
 
This is what the bottom looked like after 6 weeks - our own coral reef:-
 
 
 Then after half of it was cleaned:-
 
 
 
Hydrochloric Acid and a scotch pad were the order of the day.
 
Notice it wasn't yet warm - note the gilet, polo shirt and trousers!