Kittiwake!


Kittiwake!
Originally uploaded by Greygriffin.

So we decided on a name for the H-boat: Kittiwake. (For those who don’t know, it’s a type of small, white gull – suitable for a small, white boat). Arthur Ransome’s second boat was called Kittiwake (but his first boat was called Slug!).

As the ice has mostly left and it’s started to get sunny and warm, it’s time to fix up the boats ready for launching. Right now I’m spending every evening on the boat: cleaning, fixing the gelcoat, and soon waxing above the water line and painting with anti-fouling paint below. Next Saturday & Sunday will be spent mostly at the boat, though I’ll have to finish early on Sunday as it’s Vappu!

My best guess right now is that the boat will be ready by the end of the weekend after Vappu, i.e. 6-7th May. Then I’ve just got to book a crane-lorry for launching it.

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