Ulises - Occre by Bill C

[Bill L-C]

Spray painting of the hull has commenced. I will let it dry over night and review tomorrow. Suspect I will do a polish with very fine sandpaper and then another spray of undercoat before starting the top coats. I carefully masked up the top of the bulwarks and the decking before starting the spraying process

 

[Bill L-C]

I decided after twenty-four hours to, very carefully, remove the masking tape. So here she is. I will leave masking and spraying, burgundy, below the waterline until Wednesday, the next forecast dry day. I am really not sure what to do with the rubbing strake. Leaving it blue would be the easy option, but having taken another look at the photos of The Ross Tiger I think it needs to be a contrasting colour.

 

[Bill L-C]

Very satisfying and nice comments from the great people at the boating lake. Wind off the North Sea was cold!! She is riding too high in the water and needs more ballast.

 

[Bill L-C]

Here is Debbie. It took me two goes to get the rubbing strake painted to my satisfaction, but I am now reasonably pleased with it. Still much more to do before she returns to the water.

 

[Bill L-C]

There are people who fit a motor to the radar scanner so it rotates! I think that's a bit OTT !

 

[Bill L-C]

A question was asked, way back in September, about the spotlight mounted on the wheelhouse roof of Tug 66, Ulises. The answer is that I intend to have all the lights, so navigation, steaming and spotlight operating. That's a task for the new year.

 

[Bill L-C]

And when he is not messing about with model trains ... Its model boats. Crabber "Debbie" in the foreground. Tug 66 "Ulises" in the rear. "Debbie" is 1:20 scale, Ulises is 1:30 and the trains on the C&CSRR are 1:48. So now you know!

 

[Bill L-C]

Wish everyone a very happy Christmas and everything of the best for 2024.

 

[Alan56]

Merry Christmas Bill & a happy new year