10th August

Still ticking along in slow motion.  Nice summer weather so lots of other things to do.

Did a trial fit of the mainsail on the mast and boom (on the ground) to work out the reefing system and halyard block on the masthead.  Worked out what I had to order and playing the waiting game for running rigging and fittings to arrive in the postal system.

Hand rails bolted and epoxied into position and teak plugs glued in. Marked the deck where the handrails contacted the deck and removed the paint with a Dremel Tool and taped it all up before gluing.  Gave all surfaces a good clean with acetone before gluing.  Can chisel the plugs off tomorrow and give them a sand.  Going to bolt and  seal the mast step bracket on tomorrow.  All the wires are through the deck and will be connected under the mast step (with removable connectors).  They will be waterproof (I hope).  

Thinking about wheeling Nuts out the workshop in a couple of days and stepping the mast.  After mast step is sealed the boat is waterproof and can be left out in the rain.