Blackstone went into the dry dock at Worsley for two weeks for painting. The painting was done by Bernard Todd from Chorley, with Carl blacking the bottom and helping out with the preparation work. After the stretch she had a big red patch, so everyone knew that she had been stretched. When she came out of dry dock, there was no sign of the stretch! She is looking very pretty now.
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| Big red patch |
After the stretch, Carl intended to paint over the red patch at our berth in the marina.
However, as the weather was so unpredictable he only got as far as undercoating it before we decided it would be quicker and easier to hire the dry dock.
First job was to power wash the bottom ready for blacking
Then she was rubbed down and undercoated.
Then two coats of gloss.
Next the lines and scrolls...........
the fancy work on the bow........
then the signing..........
and she is finished.
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| Look - no red patch! |
