Making good progress with the work.

 

The day before we hauled out BeBe arrived on our pontoon & we met Hon Admiral Bill.  He offered to coach us with some of the technical bits we had to do on haul out.  He came over as promised and was incredibly helpful.  Not only instructing but also providing tools that we didn’t have & even a couple of spare parts that were not in my inventory.  This resulted in a really productive first day even though we didn’t get on the hard until 14.00!

 

 

 

Day 1 – Prop removed, drive bushes replaced & transmission oil changed.  Bow Thruster removed & seals changed

Day 2 – 1/3 boat prepped ready for anti-fouling, greased prop & rubbed it down.

Day 3 – Greased sea-cocks, started anti-fouling prop & continued prepping hull

Day 4 – Finished prop antifoul, most of hull prepped, checked Anode electrical & continuity.  Ground down some of the keel & prepped with one coat of epoxy.  Also discounted the SSB earth as per the Amel instructions (may put this back on depending on testing when back in the water).