Well was that the last weekend of the summer? Its been great fun living on the boat this year (2014), and amazingly none of the hirers have bumped into her even on our regular trips to Reedham! which is amazing!
Im really pleased with her paint job and all the woodwork, the superstructure has weathered the hot summer really well, and as long as i cover her up for this winter I should have little to do next year apart from the usual brightwork.
Inside I have big winter plans with sanding back all he original Teak floors, new cooker and fridge, and im going to fit a double berth in the aft cabin. Some Grands Banks 42's had the double in the back from new, others like mine had the two big singles. Guest can stay in the 'snug' double up front which is great in the summer but a little damp in the cooler months. Im also going to lay Teak across the whole of the upper deck and have also ordered new Tan covers from Custom Craft.
The Ford engines have been serviced with new belts, filters, oils etc and have run great all year. The battery's and 40 year old electrics never let me down so im going to stick with all the original Grand Banks systems as i cant fault them.
Ive got to get a new BSS certificate for next April which Freshwater Marine will help me with. My current BSS must have been bought in a pub in Scotland! She failed her test on at least 23 items, including gas locker construction, fuel pipes, fuel tank gauges etc etc.. the list goes on. (shame I cant do my own test!). When things quieten down over Xmas i will set to work.
Anyway some shots from the season.... were still planning our trip to Holland for the middle of next summer....
