Easter at Bucklers Hard 3rd-7th April 2015

Our 2015 Boating Season is now underway with a cracking five days at Bucklers Hard with Jude and Little Zena, although cold on the first two days the Sun came out for the last three making it a great start to this years adventures.

Greek Princess ran perfectly, so good the boat is now back to normal with everything working as it should.

Greek Princess gleaming on her first outing of 2015

All looking good

Little Zee choosing lunch at Steff's Kitchen's

Beena with the Works

Jude

Jude with the works

The Zena's doing what they love..shopping!

Nanny with the Kiddies

Jude growing up

Jude sporting the boating attire

Zena 

Jude

Easter Day Celebrations

Sarah & Kev joined us for Dinner at MB

The Girls at The Master Builders

Trouble ...Sunning Her Self

Nanny & Jude

Little Beena taking after Nan & Mum

Little Zena on the fore deck 

Grandad (skipper) with Kiddly Winks

Walk to the Museum

Hours of Fun on the dock

Kev & Sarah 

Nan & Grandad (skipper)

Teak Floor Annual Clean - 1st April 2015

With the Easter Weekend loaming, I spent a few hours stripping the teak decks back to give the cockpit area a fresh clean up, for the coming season.

Step and Transom Cleaned up

All the stains cleaned off the deck

That's better all looking new

Cleaned the Teak Table top as well

All done for the season, lets have the weather now please!

Relaunch - 13th Mar 2015

After three months ashore 'Greek Princess' was returned to the water on March Friday the 13th...!
All OK back on the water, no leaks, and the Alpha One leg fully operational all running well after a complete reseal with Bellows and Ram seals.

Not much room to get GP out

Were on our way back to the water

Don't drop it!

Heart in the mouth time!

Back on the Mooring

All closed up back tomorrow for a spring clean

White Anti-Foul On 1st March 2015

Got the Anti-Foul now the hull, on the homeward stretch now ...... Thank Heaven!

White Anti-Foul now on, and changed to Hempel Tiger Xtra...all looks good

Bottom Primed Ready for Anti-Foul 27th Feb 2015

A break in the rain has meant I could get the Hull primed (2 coats) ready for anti-foul, not sure when I'll get that done as weather is looking poor for the next few days.  Also I took the waterline up an inch as since the teak deck was added, we've been sitting lower in the water.

Light Grey Primer on the bottom 

Took the waterline up an inch

New DVB Aerial & Refurb of Wheel - 20th Feb 2015

Another two jobs off the list, just the anti foul to go after having sanded the bottom this weekend, then need to clean the deck and were done. Can't wait for the relaunch and we will be back on the water.

Metallic Blue to cover corroded chrome

New DVB TV Aerial added on the Port Side

Alpha One Gen 2 Leg Back On - 11th February 2015

Finally the Alpha One Gen 2 Leg is back on, all working after total overhaul, and now raises without sticking.

Leg back on fully tested

Ran the engine up and the leg working OK

Polishing Begins - 7th February 2015

Glorious weekend of sun and rising temperatures (thank heaven), so started with cutting the bloom of the Port Side and Sunday 8th went back to Polish. Still lots to do, and when the weather looks up you start to get a move on and get the boat back in the water.

Port Side Gleaming Starboard side next week weather permitting

Transom Gimble Housing Rebuild Done - 1st Feb 2015

After two months the Transom shield and Gimble Bell Housing is back on, all new bellows and pipes sealed, new shift bearings and cable.

The leg is complete and hopefully will be back on shortly, then I can crack on with the hull.

Looking good all ready to accept the leg

Bellows all reconnected

Ram Arms back on and working

Boxing Day Dec 26th 2014 - Gimbal Housing Removal

Finally bit the bullet and removed the Gimble Housing, Zena bought me for Christmas a thermal boiler suit for working on the boat, just as well as it was just 1 deg today. Poor Zena has had to work today so I thought I would use the time to get on with the maintenance. All went fine.

Sunrise over Hayling

All done and toastie warm in new thermal suit

All the bellows cut out already for new units to be added

Annual Lift - 6th December 2014

Greek Princess being lifted for annual maintenance, she will be out for three months to allow some much needed TLC on the leg and new bellows. Lets hope the weather is kind over the coming months.

Greek Princess looking a bit green on her bottom

GP looks lost in the huge Wise Lift

Annual Maintenance Work Start's - 24th November 2014

New Insta Trim Cover installed

Sealed small water leak on heat exchanger

Cleaned off three months worth of algae off the bow

Due to work over the past three months (I've been really busy) we haven't been out on the boat.  The rainy season set in here in early October (the 3rd), and has been more or less persistent ever since. The bow was furry with a build up of green algae (as it faces North) so had to get out the heavy duty cleaner to bring her back to white. Replacement Insta-Trim cover arrived from the State's so fitted it and finally sealed leaking heat ex changer tube.  Now just a couple of other internal jobs left prior to the annual lift, which is booked for Monday December 8th...(weather permitting).