Summer and launch time gets closer. Some steel frames got rid of rust and got some Hammerite paint on them, need still another layer and Hempel multicoat as top paint.
Hull will get white Epifanes, bottom Inter cruiser eco antifouling paint. Autumn will reveal if it really works or if it merely works as growing surface for anything living.
Last summer took Johanna to Maarianhamina. Interesting to see what is the westmost point this summer.
Still on dry land, although no special renovating jobs were on to-do-list. Amazing how whole spring just vanished from the calendar. Still hope that she will float before Midsummer. We’ll see.
Launch went without any problems. Leaking was normal and engine works like a dream.
Roof of the doghouse has now three layers of varnish, few more and it is ok. Tomorrow mast should be on it’s place, and then we can head for home.
Roof is missing some more varnish. Launch date planned for the coming week so few morew layers will be applied.
Johanna was launched on 24. of june. Leak wasn’t bad, but one of the new seams pushed out the goo in the seam – whch had some swell space – and started to leak after 6 hours in the water. Goddamit! Hopefully the seam will settle.
Now I’ll start tto work with the mast and the engine installation.
Now it starts, rescheduling the launch date…..
At least a partly reason was the fact that 3 or 4 keelplanks or parts of them and two pair of frames has to be changed. Frames are already installed and also two plank ends on the starboard side. One or two remains to be done during this week. One of those may change to just fitting a dutchman.
Mast is out and ready to be worked on. Maybe already next week?
Pretty irritating. This situation brings to my mind “Cola-Olli”, finnish guy who tried to make world record by drinking 1,5L of Coca-Cola fast. He couldn’t accomplish the task and said “I cant do it, too much bubbles”. My case has no bubbles, merely it is a case of lacking the time. Launch is behind approx 5 layers of varnish but time runs out. Seems that I must accept the reality and just continue. Last year I stopped working in august and started again on this year’s april. Now I seem to have spirit to keep going, time is little bit short but at least sundays seem to be available, at least randomly. We’ll see.
