Hallo again, Steve.
I realise I hadn't picked up on your kind comments - my apologies.
I must say I have enjoyed Matthew's action shots of Cavatina. Pity about the ancient mariner at the helm. I was recently given one of those baseball type caps with 'Old Sea Dog' on it. I suppose that about sums it up.
Jotun not less than 5 litres a punt?! That's ridiculous. I've a small amount of both the top-coats I used, plus enough (I hope) of the B compound (=hardener), for my likely touch-up etc needs. And I invested in a large pack of 10 ml syringes, which I use for accurate mixing of small amounts of both two-pot paint and West epoxy, for those small 'improvement' jobs around the boat. I'm out of Jotun epoxy primer, but I use West epoxy instead which, apart from having no colour in it (so about one extra coat of top-coat needed) seems to work well as a priming coat. But if I ever need to buy more - five litres!! Perish the thought/need.
An outboard? - thanks for thinking of me, but I'm holding out for a Torqeedo, when/if finances allow it (!). Probably irrational, but I don't fancy hanging a heavy, smelly i/c engine on the transom of my little boat (am I some sort of snob? No need to answer that).
I think we cross paths again at the Bala jolly in June? - look forward to it.
Michael