Saturday 4th
One bag finished for the emergency ladders, I made them a little thicker and considerably longer to help with packing and to reduce the pressure on the longer strip of velcro closure but they are a tad shallower so hopefully will not be bashed about quite as much by the waves. A lot of work, about a day, to save c £85 (allowing for materials), the next one should not take quite as long now I am getting more adept at the stitching and I have a design.
Friday 10th: The second one (top) actually took about the same time but is rather neater.
Monday 6th
Two patches made ready for the spray hood and three patches completed on Blue Performance halyard bags, I don't recommend these - various small bits (one shown top right, the shock cord was originally covered) fell to bits after a couple of years due to not being UV resistant, the two I have left are not in direct sunlight. but still suffered. The bag on the mast was more exposed and had more susceptible bits (I notice that F4 have stopped selling those) and was thrown away after just two seasons. They also fade quickly, not good on bags costing £60 and above.
Tuesday 28th
Now I have started the amount of canvas work is growing:
- Cover for the SeaFeather Servo Blade. Removing the blade requires the dinghy, not a problem when on a mooring but a pain when bows in on a pontoon.
- A double halyard bag for the mast (in process), the two off the peg bags on the mast are OK but not ideal so they are going to be reused around the cockpit, replacing one that is beyond cleaning and repair.
- Cover for the tiller that hopefully will reduce the number of times it needs re-varnishing.
I suspect there will be one or two more projects that will occur to me.
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