Getting aboard is a little tricky at the moment,
but finally we are able to get on Xavier at its temporary mooring at Mylor Bridge boatyard. The boat arrived at Mylor on Sunday 29 May
We are on a tidal mooring next to the barge you see above on the left, and we have started to get to know the boat. Julian has been looking at all the technical stuff and thinking about how we will get hot water through batteries, solar panels and shore power, as well as how we will renovate the interior.
I have been desperate to remove the peeling varnish on the wheelhouse exterior, so that's what I'm focussing on, using paint stripper (trying not to get the scrappings on the painted deck or in the environment). Many of coats of paint stripper are required and each needs scrapping off, followed by scrubbing with a metal sourer and finally sanding before applying a thin coat of Indial Rosewood Coloron wood dye followed by Osmo UV protention oil. It is in pretty poor condition, but thankfully not rotten. There is rot on one corner of the wheelhouse roof, and I think we will try to cut that out and repair it.
Here is a video of the boat coming to rest on the tidal mooring. Note the hand signals from the bank!
https://photos.app.goo.gl/JELUuveAN1z1txVv5
We have had two days of brilliant sunshine, but today it is cloudy and wet, so we are going over on our bikes, it's just a few miles from Falmouth, to have a tidy up and wash the decks and side rails.
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