Thin gold band

I wanted a gold line round the waterline, I had bought 3mm gold strip but it was defective and not very gold looking. I forgot I had ordered gold nail art line from ebay, it's only 1mm wide and I didn't hold out much hope for it being any good for the job. I was very surprised when I started to use it, the tape is plastic with a silver foil backing and designed not to stretch when applied and is opaque. It went on really easy and can be coated with enamel lacquer. The best bit is you get 15 meters of the stuff for about £1.99, I am well pleased.

I think it looks perfect against the white and green and the gold catches the light beautifully.

Double stripe line

The stripping tape worked a treat

Lining completed

Awaiting fittings and sails.

"She" has a name

With the painting almost finished it was great to apply the name to my yacht. Grace is my mother's name and fitting because at age 10 she co-skippered the yacht with her father, James around 1940.

Hull painting

I'm happy with the hull paint so far, I still need to apply the gold line but the roll ordered was faulty and looked like a bad attempt with a very wobbly brush.

Looking like a green shark!

The wobbly coach line which was like this over the whole 10 metre roll.

Looking good!

Waiting!

Waiting for sails, paint,deck fittings and the time to get on with it!

RC instalation

Rough fit of winch and rudder servos, sturdy construction of pine laminated and skinned with glass cloth. I was advised to over-engineer this by My friend Howard, I think it will last a few years!

Mast & boom

The mast and main boom were covered in years of grime and paint spots, after a good rub down, varnish and new brass eyes there looking great.