Scrubbing the deck.
10/04/07 17:06 Filed in: La Coruña
Up early to get on with things as have lost a few days over Easter.
The first job is to wash off the dirt accumulated over winter and give the deck a good scrub to remove dirt and green mould. I use a very soft dish scourer with a bucket of water to which 3 capfuls of household bleach has been added. This is usually sufficient to kill the green mould which accumulates very quickly here.
It takes most of the day to do the deck but the job is finished and the teak looks much better. The caulking has deteriorated in one or two places and will need some touching up. Since the boat was built the teak has not received much attention. I will lightly sand it all back to a smoother finish. The deck will be left to turn naturally silver while the gunwhale caps, handrails and cockpit teak will be finished with eucalyptus oil and wax.
I have been thinking about getting a larger anchor for some time as I expect to be doing a lot more anchoring this year. I have chosen a new generation Rocna anchor which is made in New Zealand and sent them an E-mail to clarify delivery arrangements.
A new Windex arrives from the UK to replace the one that fell off somewhere in the Bay of Biscay. Not bad as they sent it the day before Easter. Thanks Atlantic Spars.
The first job is to wash off the dirt accumulated over winter and give the deck a good scrub to remove dirt and green mould. I use a very soft dish scourer with a bucket of water to which 3 capfuls of household bleach has been added. This is usually sufficient to kill the green mould which accumulates very quickly here.
It takes most of the day to do the deck but the job is finished and the teak looks much better. The caulking has deteriorated in one or two places and will need some touching up. Since the boat was built the teak has not received much attention. I will lightly sand it all back to a smoother finish. The deck will be left to turn naturally silver while the gunwhale caps, handrails and cockpit teak will be finished with eucalyptus oil and wax.
I have been thinking about getting a larger anchor for some time as I expect to be doing a lot more anchoring this year. I have chosen a new generation Rocna anchor which is made in New Zealand and sent them an E-mail to clarify delivery arrangements.
A new Windex arrives from the UK to replace the one that fell off somewhere in the Bay of Biscay. Not bad as they sent it the day before Easter. Thanks Atlantic Spars.