Thursday 21 April First fitting

First fitting of bimini top

Neil from Doyles brought the roof part of our sunshade for fitting. It's still got to have the front and side panels made, this was to check for fit and mark up for the 'window' which enables us to see main sail from inside the cockpit. We'll keep the shade up over the long weekend which should protect us from the forecast rain.
The upholstery covers are gradually being washed and with David's help we're doing the tricky job of fitting new sliders to the zips and the even harder job of stuffing the foam into the padded covers. Wadding sticks to foam better than super glue and getting a pesky foam filler in just the right place can be tricky. However, it's all worth it to have silky, shiny covers. They may be the originals but they look new once more.