The transformation & return home

A very different looking boat returns to her home in Russell.

So nice to work on a clean boat after the months of working amoungst the rust.

Sand Blast & Paint

After the repairs were completed it was time for sand blasting & a couple of coats of primer. However, for various reasons (noise, dust, red tape etc.) she had to be sent off to Bay Blasting and Engineering, a few kilometers (and a ferry crossing) up the road.

In this photo she is on Bay Boat Haulage's trailer, on the car ferry between Russell & Opua.



And into the shed where she will spent the next 2 1/2 weeks being blasted and painted. She is maneuvered to within about 200mm of the back wall and there is still about 2 metres sticking out the front. It is one of the biggest jobs to be done at this yard.