This post doesn't include pictures of the boat itself because it hasn't changed much since the last post but I promise we have been working hard 'fettling' different parts of the backbone structure read to accept the Garboards (the planks nearest the keel). One of the pictures is of me planing the starboard garboard to make sure the upper edge is fair and is a mirror image of the port side.
We have had some nice weather for the last couple of weeks so any break time has involved swimming in the tea breaks on the beach, paddling a SUP board round to the harbour and taking Eleanor out on a fishing trip. Not a bad work/play lifestyle!
This weekend was the start of lifeboat week and The Red arrows turned up to wow the crowds gathered on the beaches. Dave, John, Lula and myself stood on Monmouth Beach awaiting their arrival until the air was filled with a crackling roar as the 9 aircraft shot over the cliffs behind everone and began their display leaving trails of red, white and blue smoke trailing in the sky.
Now that the garboards are on the planking should speed up as the days go by so I will have more photos of that to show you>
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