Work continues

In the past couple of weeks, on our rare days off together, we've been working to empty Thomasina and continue to tidy her up for our trip later this year. We've painted the interior cabin top sides and will start work on interior stripping varnishing this week. The cabin sole will be sanded and refurbished.

We are also stripping everything out of the boat - totally emptying it and its amazing how much you can store in 26ft. Thomasina has always had good storage and we easily carry all the sails, spares, tools, food, clothes, water and fuel we need for extended trips. Over the years we've collected too much on board, so we're starting from scratch again and only taking what we need for our trip north.

Her exterior is looking a little sad at the moment, half finished paint work, but its way too hot here in Queensland to work on the exterior. Inside it gets warm sitting on the marina, but opening ports and hatches catch whatever breeze is there, no matter how small.

A mirror which was looking a little old will be replaced with a new porthole shaped mirror.

Work continues this week...