4th December

Yikes! this year is disappearing fast.  Used to enjoy working on houses but fed up now and just want to work on Nuts.  Got to eat though.

Did manage an hour or so each day of sanding and painting.

Covers of port bunk and locker lids plus some other bits.

Underneath port bunk after 1 coat epoxy resin, 2 coats epoxy primer and first coat of polyurethane topcoat.  Will give it a light sand with 240 grit tomorrow and final coat of PU.  Got to get it on early as humidity going up again.  Had a nice window of low (for here) humidity but going up to 90% for the next days.  Temperature not a problem as can heat my workshop.  If the worst comes to the worst I will just have to run the dehumidifiers.  My limits for epoxy and painting that I have decided on are 70% humidity and 16c temp.  (using specs from materials Im using). Have managed to keep below humidity levels and above temp levels so far.

When you are living in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean on a small island you have to take what you get with the weather.  Mild temperatures but high humidity.  I spend a lot of time looking at the sea and wonder how a 5m yacht will handle what is passing by.  I guess the most seaworthy vessel is a bottle with a cork well fixed in. (just dont hit a rock). Been on a bigger boat in bigger seas and been upside down and didnt like it.