Sail Dive Fish
Life on the water
Menu Close
  • Home
  • Find Sooner
  • Photos
  • About Me
  • Boat One (Gudgeon)
    • About Gudgeon
    • Projects
      • LiFePo4 Battery Install
      • Porthole Replacement
      • ICOM 802 SSB Install
      • Autopilot Install
      • Mast Wiring Refit
      • Dickinson Diesel Install
      • Hebridean Construction
      • Yanmar 2QM20
  • The Start
  • Contact

painting

Painting update

September 28, 2017Matt 6 Comments

Nice short one here but basically I’ve put two coats on everything except the non-skid (which I am doing with Kiwi-Grip) and one lazarette lid (which has one coat on it). I’m getting there! And Gudge looks pretty spick and… Continue reading →

Maintenance brightside, gudgeon, hunter 36, interlux, kiwigrip, painting, sailing

Mounting the panel – part 3

June 2, 2014Matt Leave a comment

Next up – sanding and painting   I didn’t take many photos here, because I was too busy trying not to drip paint everywhere. Here you can see i’ve taped off the parts I don’t want painted however. Chloe did… Continue reading →

Maintenance AC, gudgeon, hunter 36, painting, panel

Getting ready

February 16, 2014Matt Leave a comment

I arrived at my boat and was pleased to see the yard had finished the painting – the bottom looks a lot better now!   I’d planned to fix some of the gel coat that had been scraped off on… Continue reading →

Maintenance bottom, engine, exhaust, gudgeon, hunter 36, painting, repairs

Painting!

February 12, 2014Matt Leave a comment

Or maybe not. After arriving at the boat today, I started marking off the waterline with green painters tape, and then abruptly decided to get someone else to do it. This was for 2 main reasons: – Firstly, for maximum… Continue reading →

Maintenance bottom, gudgeon, hunter 36, painting, plumbing

Past Posts

Picture Feed

Its that time of year again - Sooner put away and Its that time of year again - Sooner put away and I'm back driving boats, docks and spreadsheets for thr BC lodge
A random assortment of pictures from my month in S A random assortment of pictures from my month in San Blas

#sailing #sailboat
Sending it - Sooner chases Tally Ho in the San Bla Sending it - Sooner chases Tally Ho in the San Blas islands.

Photos by @sampsonboatco (I need to get a drone apparently)
This is a narrow passage through the underwater re This is a narrow passage through the underwater reefs between the islands that I sailed through. 

Its a bit nerve-wracking, being only around 50 foot wide so I was double reefed on the main and just with a tiny bit of headsail out to help steerage, so I wouldn't go too fast if I did hit something. 

Drone shots.by @sampsonboatco 

#sailing #sailboat
Follow on Instagram

Archives

© 2026 Sail Dive Fish. All rights reserved.
Fashionista by aThemes