Humpf! A new floosie has arrived on the scene, personally I think she is a bit beamy and could do with a good scrubbing but Mr R loves her....!
Her name is Matilda and she is 20' 8" long/loa (apparently the extra 8" is important?!) trailer sailer (a Pippin 20 in the UK) which has been resting at the nearby yacht club for the last 2 years. However Professor Higgins saw her potential and is convinced that she will be the belle of the Embassadors Ball (or Maki Road BBQ)!So as soon as his job was confirmed we sent a cheque of for the princly sum of £1000 and Rik and Shaun towed her back home.
The past week has seen much cleaning, sanding, paint removal, varnishing and the odd bad word. He would now make an excellent cat burglar as he has no fingerprints left and we have learnt that the instructions to wear gloves with stripping varnish aren't just a helpful hint!Unfortunately the pictures below make her look a lot cleaner than she is at present !
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