A previous antifouling attempt (the baboons from Longleat perhaps) was just visible through the fresh layer, the waterline describing a gently curving doodle forwards A problem with boating on a budget is that inevitably you’re constrained to purchasing second-hand boats, and as a result inheriting other people’s attempts at maintenance. One of the things that attracted me to my current fine ship was that, despite its rather dilapidated condition, it did have a full and up-to-date service history. Sheaves of invoices confirmed that, while the owner might not have spent much time keeping it polished, he did at least spend much money keeping the oily bits fettled and, equally important, had used the right people to do it.
A shame he (or, to be fair, perhaps a previous owner), hadn’t…
