2nd February

Went fishing today and bashed my brains out in a choppy sea. Long SW swell with SE wind chop against current.  Got a bit of a sunburn and caught almost nothing.  All small and released to grow bigger.  Nice day on the sea though.

Fetched my stainless tube (316L) for the pullpit and pushpit on the way home as well as some tig welding rods.  Just got to  practice now to weld it. Long time since tig welding.  Pipe bender ready for testing.

Fortunately I have some scrap 25mm ss tube to practice on and a big bottle of argon.

Also glued and put fillets on galley bits so I can start painting.

Just got to let epoxy cure and give it a sand and can then start the epoxy, primer and PU paint process.  This is the last bit of interior construction work.  The rest is finishing work.  Going to measure up for upholstery and Mrs Nuts will get busy with ordering foam and fabric and fighting with her sewing machine.  She is pretty good at that.  Will be her 4th boat.

She is not afraid of a challenge.