Thursday 30 December 2010

Picton Castle at sea; Thursday 30 December 2010 בס"ד

Woke up at 0615, wrote my log, read and had breakfast. For work, jobs today included:

- paint two coats of black on town pump pieces

- paint two coats of white on bamboo brush holders

- coat of corroseal on a port freeing port (failed due to water washing through)

- putting two coats of primer on the jibboom parrils

- puttting two coats of aluminum primer on galvanized bolts in new sponge hotel (which is in place aft now)

- putting second coat of pink primer on the headrig seizings

- putting primer on corrosealed parts of propane tank E

- wirebrushing and corrosealing propane tank F (the big one)

- second coat of buff on port forward davit

- first coat of buff on port aft davit

- scuff and wirebrush clean starboard forward davit

- scuff and varnish port spindles B and C

- FOR ME: grease the exposed copper of the town pump daily

- FOR ME: organize and remove duplicate paints from the paint locker

- spot paint port bowsprit guy chains

Today was a much better day for work. Had everything cleaned up by 1615 for workshop on ratline seizings. We were still in the same small groups as before, although this was just a demo and tomorrow will be practice. I had been invited to the Captain's and Lorraine's dinner (she's leaving us in Reunion!), so right after workshop I showered, got cleaned up, and wore my nice new shirt the Captain got me. Dinner was a lot of fun, and we talked about a lot of things, from camels' feet to the Antigua Classics, in which we hope to go to in the Caribbean and be in the Concours d'Elegance. Dinner lasted two hours and was a great time. Then I went to the forepeak where the bros were readying a shotski. Shawn and I enjoyed a CBTh, and soon after I went to bed. Happy birthday Magic, you old sailor you.