august, first half
Fri, 01-Aug-03 Sewing trampoline, second coat to contrasting stripe on hulls
Sat, 02-Aug-03 Finish trampoline
Mon, 04-Aug-03 Fixing hardware and trampolines to hulls
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Tue, 05-Aug-03 Protect black stripes with white tarpaulin material - epoxy should ideally be covered with light colour finishes, and we are currently having scorching weather. For long term protection I'll be making a fitted cover that covers the stripes. Assemble catamaran out of doors, raise mast to get shroud lengths
Wed, 06-Aug-03 Big tidy up. Start on sails
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Thu, 07-Aug-03 Cutting pieces to make mainsail and jib
Fri, 08-Aug-03 Making sails
Sun, 10-Aug-03 Making sails - finished jib
Mon, 11-Aug-03 Making covers - two part (one for each hull), covering the decks, with a skirt that will cover the black stripes
Tue, 12-Aug-03 Making covers
Wed, 13-Aug-03 Making covers
Thu, 14-Aug-03 Cleaning decks, which were particularly dirty. Bicycle chain cleaner (citrus-based biodegradeable) worked well. Final fitting of covers
Fri, 15-Aug-03 Pick up shrouds and forestay. Making mainsail
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