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We didn’t want a big crowd for the first launch for Gwalch. There was too much to go wrong. The brass band and champagne would have to wait until we…

It would have been nice to refit Gwalch with all new fittings. Our budget, however, doesn’t run to new Harken blocks etc. so we are largely making do with what…

We had many discussions, mostly around the bar, about the final colour of the hull. Dark colours are not so good with sunlight (if we ever get any) and we…

If you spend any time comparing different COD’s as I do (sad, I agree!) one of the most obvious differences is in the top Rubbing Strip which runs from stem…

So that we could get better access, the deck panels were removed (we’d only used “slave” steel screws). These panels were given a coat of primer, inside and out. At…

We had decided to fit the deck panels provisionally before we painted the inside of the boat. We had worked out that 4 sheets of Marine Ply would be needed…

Another trip to our friendly woodyard in Trefnant and we had the two Carlins, which are the beams which run down each side of the cockpit to support the side…

Work had stopped on the boat because the roof of the tent had blown off with the gales at New Year. Everything was covered with tarpaulins so it was a…

Since we put the tent up, the big question has always been “How long will it last?”. On a nice calm day we don’t even think about it — but…