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Emerald Tales
Spring / Summer 2013: leaving the UK to head south towards the Med
Emerald's Photos - Forepeak Refurbishment
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Forepeak stripped of old wall covering and shelves removed ready to start work... no going back now! We weren
At last all the foam backing removed, a long and difficult job mostly completed by Nichola
Preparing to paint the tired overhead headlining. We were really pleased with the outcome.
Here you can see the wooden battens used to screw the wood finish to and the pink closed cell foam insulation which is 25mm thick. This photo doesn
We decided to tape the foam joins to make sure there were no gaps to help cut down condensation
Adding the next layer of insulation. Foil helps with the radiated heat.
Foil completed, International space station chic!
Starting to lay out the tongue and
Wood all cut to length and set in, not yet fixed as we want to varnish the back of the wood and the end grain to protect the
Offering up one of the teak shelves. It will need a little encouragement to fit....
A couple of bits of the bunk ply had delaminated. Therefore whilst in chaos we thought it better to cut and renew them
Nichola in a zen like painting state..... Ahh the joy of undercoating.
Undercoat finished, and bed base varnished, looking better.
Zen and the art of gloss painting, patience and a steady hand.
Painting finished, edging varnished and installed, shelves altered and back in place (so far they haven
 
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