Varados Anaga, Santa Cruz
19th December 2007
It rained again this morning so I went into town to get our anodes and a few other bits and pieces from BlancoMar. This time they were open. The anodes were an eye watering €62 each. Their suppliers excuse was that zinc has shot up in price. It was below £1000 per tonne in 2002 and is now well above £2000 having peaked at around £4,500 in 2006. Bet they don't put the anode price back down though.
I also bought a couple of spherical fenders.
On the way back I dropped in at La Marina, a fishermans chandlery, to buy two 5m lengths of chain for mooring alongside stone quays where the bollards are set back from the quayside.
By the afternoon things dried out completely and we were able to apply primer to the hull where required. I also overhauled the sea-cocks and fitted wood bungs to several through hull valves which lacked them.
If it doesn't rain tomorrow we should be able to apply the anti-fouling paint.
20th December 2007
No problem with the weather. It was fine and clear.
We started applying the anti-fouling and it became apparent very quickly that 2.5 litres would not be enough. Ouch! back to the paint shop for another 2.5 litres of Jotun Penguin NonStop at €104. This product is reportedly banned in some countries including the UK. It will be interesting to see how well it works.
By the end of the day we had applied two complete coats (total 5 litres) of antifouling and will be ready to launch tomorrow.
It rained again this morning so I went into town to get our anodes and a few other bits and pieces from BlancoMar. This time they were open. The anodes were an eye watering €62 each. Their suppliers excuse was that zinc has shot up in price. It was below £1000 per tonne in 2002 and is now well above £2000 having peaked at around £4,500 in 2006. Bet they don't put the anode price back down though.
I also bought a couple of spherical fenders.
On the way back I dropped in at La Marina, a fishermans chandlery, to buy two 5m lengths of chain for mooring alongside stone quays where the bollards are set back from the quayside.
By the afternoon things dried out completely and we were able to apply primer to the hull where required. I also overhauled the sea-cocks and fitted wood bungs to several through hull valves which lacked them.
If it doesn't rain tomorrow we should be able to apply the anti-fouling paint.
20th December 2007
No problem with the weather. It was fine and clear.
We started applying the anti-fouling and it became apparent very quickly that 2.5 litres would not be enough. Ouch! back to the paint shop for another 2.5 litres of Jotun Penguin NonStop at €104. This product is reportedly banned in some countries including the UK. It will be interesting to see how well it works.
By the end of the day we had applied two complete coats (total 5 litres) of antifouling and will be ready to launch tomorrow.