The season is drawing rapidly to a close now and SHIMSHAL has been lifted out at Lewisporte. We had to let go the back stays and drop the radar and wind generator poles to squeeze into the lift. Even then we were an exact fit!
It’s 5 years since we were Copper Coated so, after a good pressure hosing we sanded the hull and exhausted ourselves applying four coats of 2 part epoxy mixed with 40% copper filings.
Then there was all the winterising jobs to prepare her for a Newfoundland winter. It should be less harsh than last year’s in Greenland.
