Tangalooma Restoration Project Progress - 27 July 2019 I am certainly learning a whole new set of skills under the watchful eye of master shipwright Robert Tierne. This week I have almost finished patching the outside of the hull. One more big patch to go and it is finished. Have applied for the [...]
Tangalooma Restoration Project Progress - 21 July 2019 A week of hull patching. Con and Robert and later Robert and I did the patching on the outside of the hull. It involves routing out the damaged section leaving part of the timber strip to be replaced. Robert then makes up a piece of [...]
Tangalooma Restoration Project Progress - 15 July 2019 What bliss! The sound of three heat guns and two sanders. Tangalooma has fully exposed her bottom to all and sundry. Stripping and sanding is now complete on the outside of the boat after a super effort during the week. There is a little bit [...]
Tangalooma Restoration Project Progress - 6 July 2019 Good progress made this week on a number of fronts. We had a visit from a representative of Altex paints who gave advice on finishes. They also provided a significant discount on the sealer and varnish we will use when we start recoating. Thanks to [...]