Houses, are but badly built boats so firmly aground that you cannot think of moving them. They are definitely inferior things, belonging to the vegetable not the animal world, rooted and stationary, incapable of gay transition. I admit, doubtfully, as exceptions, snail-shells and caravans. The desire to build a house is the tired wish of a man content thenceforward with a single anchorage. The desire to build a boat is the desire of youth, unwilling yet to accept the idea of a final resting-place. It is for that reason, perhaps, that, when it comes, the desire to build a boat is one of those that cannot be resisted. It begins as a little cloud on a serene horizon. It ends by covering the whole sky, so that you can think of nothing else. You must build to regain your freedom.

Arthur Ransome - Racundra's First Cruise (Chapter 1), 1923

GLEDA (Pronounced GLEE DA) - Old English Female Name meaning 'To Make Happy'


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May 282010

No photo today not much to see, but I have worked hard getting the decks and tumblehomes ready for the glass tape reinforcing stage. I’ve planed, sanded and filled and rounded off all the edges. Hard dusty work but very satisfying to see it all coming together.

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2 Responses to “1618.5Hrs- Sanding & Filling Decks”

  1. Scott Williams says:
    May 29, 2010 at 11:49 am

    Hey Neil,

    This new site looks great. Good to see you back on the project. I’m back on mine as well and hope to make a lot of progress this summer. I’ve been stuck in this stage of sanding, filling, and fairing decks and cabin tops and sides for what seems like ages. As you say, not much to report or much to photograph – just hard dusty work that has to be done.

  2. Neil says:
    May 31, 2010 at 10:22 am

    Thanks Scott, good to see you back working on the boat, I hope you have a good summer. If I stay on track and get the hulls closed this summer then I’m in for a long winter of filleting sanding and finishing inside the hulls. As with many aspects of the build I think it’s better not to think about it too much, rather just keep the head down and keep moving forward eh?

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