Couch caulk

In the past week, Paul Drake has been caulking under the hull. There are six seams each side to do, and they're quite tricky. Thankfully, the old mattress from the state cabin has come to the rescue to make the job possible and reasonably comfortable.

Doug Bradley, manager of TSL and PK project manager sits alongside, chatting about progress. Or is he? It looks suspiciously like Doug's running a side job as a shipwright's shrink.

Caulking, filling and painting

After the seams are caulked (with cotton, top, and with oakum, second from top) and blemishes filled, Mike Lang (immediately above) starts on the hull painting with a first coat of primer (which absorbs quickly into the dry timbers). Mike is a professional painter in watercolours, so it's great to have him applying his brushing skills on PK. More pics here.