Arwen's meanderings

Hi everyone and welcome to my dinghy cruising blog about my John Welsford designed 'navigator' named Arwen. Built over three years, Arwen was launched in August 2007. She is a standing lug yawl 14' 6" in length. This blog records our dinghy cruising voyages together around the coastal waters of SW England.
Arwen has an associated YouTube channel so visit www.YouTube.com/c/plymouthwelshboy to find our most recent cruises and click subscribe.
On this blog you will find posts about dinghy cruising locations, accounts of our voyages, maintenance tips and 'How to's' ranging from rigging standing lug sails and building galley boxes to using 'anchor buddies' and creating 'pilotage notes'. I hope you find something that inspires you to get out on the water in your boat. Drop us a comment and happy sailing.
Steve and Arwen

Wednesday 6 May 2015

I cannot believe

how tired I am - OFSTED takes it out of your that's for sure.

I have got a little repair plate - stainless steel - to put across the back of the rudder stock - so that the cracks can be sealed and then closed up.
The pivot nut on the rudder will need some tightening as well. Shroud plates bolts will need checking and I noticed when trying to slab reef the other day one or two holes in the boom where I had removed some fitting but clearly forgotten to refill screw holes with wood putty or epoxy - oops!

Lots of dents and dings - lots of little retouch up jobs for painting - so much to do....so little time to do it in!

4 comments:

Paul Mullings said...

Dents and dings are just the sign of a boat that is used......every one tells a story!

steve said...

Of a skipper's incompetent boat handling skills!!!!

Paul Mullings said...

I don't subscribe to that theory totally Steve, of course you are right to a certain extent, but no matter how skilled and careful you are sometime S**t happens! At the end of the season you will be able to relive all those experiences that led to that scratch or scape. One thing for sure,the boat will retain its pristine beauty if it lives on its trailer all season!

steve said...

All true
Kind words of wisdom as always Paul
Steve