At the end of our first week in Herrington Harbour we have worked hard to clear some of the jobs on the list before Alexia is hauled out of the water - which now looks to be Thursday next week.

Deck caulking has occupied us for four days - overall there is more than 25 feet of caulking to complete - all bits and pieces, 2ft here, 4" there etc.. Wet decks in the morning have to dry and by mid afternoon it is almost too hot to work - the caulk loves it but we fade quickly in the heat.

William marks up the areas to be done using hurricane tape - which is super-adhesive and gives a firm edging to prevent seepage onto the deck. I follow on with the caulking gun and by the time we're finishing it looks not too bad.

Next step will be cleaning the decks to remove splodges and uneven marks which have accumulated over the last season before an application of reviving teak dressing.