Boats & Paint
Both boats are out of the water for the winter, a well earned rest for them!
We are currently working on the hulls, taking all the layers of paint off, back to bare steel. They will then be sanded and primed, and a glossy new topcoat added :-)
Sula beag is also having her radar upgraded (sounds like a good idea!) and her newly forged four bladed Propellors added. We hope to not only increase fuel efficiency with these, but also after much tweaking by the incredibly skilled manufacturers at FAL Propellors she should have gained a bit more speed at lower revolutions, helping towards a greener solution, less fuel, less oil, all we need is whales in the bay and they we won't need to run the engines?!!! There are new cushions for the top deck and two new liferafts on their way, oh and a fair amount of painting required from bow to stern...Craig?....Duncan?....!!
Sula Crion is also having her propulsion upgraded to four bladed, again with fuel consumption and engine efficiency at the top of our list. She is getting a radar fitted also and her autopilot repaired, along with painting required throughout
Great team on Kerrara who have been providing a free ferry service to and from Oban, it's such a beautiful journey across the bay at 8am, similarly stunning watching the sunsets at 5pm
That's it for now, will keep you all posted on our progress
James
Skipper
We are currently working on the hulls, taking all the layers of paint off, back to bare steel. They will then be sanded and primed, and a glossy new topcoat added :-)
Sula beag is also having her radar upgraded (sounds like a good idea!) and her newly forged four bladed Propellors added. We hope to not only increase fuel efficiency with these, but also after much tweaking by the incredibly skilled manufacturers at FAL Propellors she should have gained a bit more speed at lower revolutions, helping towards a greener solution, less fuel, less oil, all we need is whales in the bay and they we won't need to run the engines?!!! There are new cushions for the top deck and two new liferafts on their way, oh and a fair amount of painting required from bow to stern...Craig?....Duncan?....!!
Sula Crion is also having her propulsion upgraded to four bladed, again with fuel consumption and engine efficiency at the top of our list. She is getting a radar fitted also and her autopilot repaired, along with painting required throughout
Great team on Kerrara who have been providing a free ferry service to and from Oban, it's such a beautiful journey across the bay at 8am, similarly stunning watching the sunsets at 5pm
That's it for now, will keep you all posted on our progress
James
Skipper
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