MFV BF494 'Pansy', an old Motor Fifie Conversion

Well they're small and pointy at one end, ok plan of attack then, rather than something to nail the carpets down with!

New year well and truly seen in, hangover's but a fond(!) and distant memory, and time to get the our fingers out (all 20 off them?) and get her looking a bit nicer. Not been sat totally idle this last month though, lots of pondering and stroking of the chin has taken place, accompanied by copious amounts of bovril and fags, got some plans drawn up for a finished look:

Final(ish) idea of what we hope this poor old fishing boat will look like when done

Started writing what seems like an endless shopping list as well, but first up the deck, the tarmac will be no more, not looking forward to it, but its got to go, little by little, the target for the beginning of feb is a stripped deck. This is has become a bit critical as its more than a little bit leaky in places. The planks in many places retain there old poured pitch as a sealant which has hardened over the years, become brittle and cracked, so sooner thats replaced, the sooner we'll have a dry boat again, so when its dry outside attack the deck, when its not dry outside, the saloon is going to get stripped out. I had suggested to my nearest and dearest that attacking the deck with a hammer and chisel will probably be wonderful therapy for PMT, her response is unfortunately unprintable, and its only now that I've regained the use of my fingers that I can even pass this idea on

once the deck is stripped, there's another jaunt down the tyne in the offing to slip her out again, stuff some sticky stuff in places under the water that are in need on new sticky stuff being stuck, then out with the paint brushes. Will take some more pics this next few days to start charting the progress of the dreaded deck