New colours

As mentioned previously we've had a few (read: too many) leaks in the decks, so we needed to re-paint the canvas decking. We decided that although the grey decks had a 'smart' look, we would lighten them up a bit with a cream, we settled on a colour called 'Cornish Cream' in the SandTex range of paints with a waterproof seal. -Although not a yacht or marine paint, it came highly recommended from many people as a canvas deck paint.

So just as a reminder, this is what the boat used to look like. We've still got the rear decks to do, the white cabin sides need repainting (keeping them white), and we are going to be stripping and varnishing the fore and rear deck hatches. We'll do this weekend after next.

I hope you all like the new colours! We feel it gives a more 'classic-wooden-yacht' feel with more exposed wood and varnish. The cabin top beam (with small forward facing window) was a last minute choice in the paint scheme but one that really sets the whole finish off I think. Please feel free to leave any comments below on the new colours.