SibLim update

  • 06 Jan 2019 20:02
    Reply # 6986066 on 6985283
    Len wrote: I would have painted everything in sight to avoid having to get things perfect. Painting means I can use filler to cover mistakes. 
    Actually, Len, I have to completely disagree with you there.  If you paint something, the surface has to be perfect - paint shows all the wee nicks and dents in the wood, but varnish tends to disguise them. And paint takes a lot more work to keep clean!

    Yes, I sat with a cushion at the table.  I think it might be a personal thing for me, because I find nearly all tables too high to eat at comfortably.  I'm not exceptionally short, but have relatively long legs and a short torso, so perhaps am shorter than most when seated. Whatever, I would like to think that visitors could eat in comfort, but will set the real table up without it's feet glued into place and try it out for size on separate occasions before committing myself.

  • 06 Jan 2019 03:18
    Reply # 6985283 on 6985212
    Annie wrote:

    Well, no, I didn't quite finish the interior for the New Year.  But it was a bit of a big ask for someone as slow as I.  However, not that much more to do and you can read all about it here.

    Very impressive anyway. I would have painted everything in sight to avoid having to get things perfect. Painting means I can use filler to cover mistakes. Of course you want to live there, maybe that makes a difference. As for table height, I do hope you were sitting on cushions. Still all of those "standards" are made for men. My Yf uses a stool for her feet at the dining room table and sets her bag behind her on most chairs. (In fact I see a lot of women with their bag behind them and only their toes touching the floor) Make it fit you.

    Same goes for the galley surfaces. I like the part where the sink is a little taller and the stove a bit lower than normal. The sink is down from the counter and the stove has things on top of it. The house I grew up in had two counters of differing height adjusted for my mother's height. (the stove top was separate from the ovens)

  • 06 Jan 2019 00:42
    Reply # 6985212 on 4315719

    Well, no, I didn't quite finish the interior for the New Year.  But it was a bit of a big ask for someone as slow as I.  However, not that much more to do and you can read all about it here.

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  • 16 Dec 2018 08:00
    Reply # 6961598 on 4315719

    "I must be improving.

     So then I dry fitted it.  All tickety boo, no? 

    Well, no, actually.  God only knows how it happened, but when I came to glue it in, it point blank refused to come anywhere near flush and I had to spend ages trimming the runners to get it to fit.  I am still completely bewildered as to what went wrong.  On second thoughts, maybe I'm not improving."

    Well, since it's the pantomime season - "Oh yes you are!"

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  • 16 Dec 2018 07:01
    Reply # 6961580 on 4315719

    Christmas is coming, in case anyone hasn't noticed, so I've been a bit distracted with sending out emails and Christmas 'cards' - to say nothing of seasonal visitors.  However, I managed to make time to update my blog.  Still in the galley, I'm afraid!

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  • 26 Nov 2018 06:44
    Reply # 6932359 on 4315719

    Well, thank you both for the kind words and encouragement.  It is good that the end is in sight with the interior.

    And thank you, David, for saying that I'd posted.  I forgot to mention it on the website.  There just seems to be so much going on, recently, I can't remember all the things I should be doing!

  • 25 Nov 2018 15:55
    Reply # 6931590 on 4315719

    I have to agree, Ueli, this is looking – what's the correct technical expression? The bees knees? The cat's pyjamas? Or supercalifragilisticexpialidocious? Whatever, it doesn't look like Annie's been idling her time away down in Nelson.

    Latest blog entry, 25th November, here.

  • 25 Nov 2018 11:46
    Reply # 6931444 on 4315719

    hi annie

    congratulations – you're doing great!
    i know, you won't run out of work in the next couple of weeks – but with your last galley pictures SibLim looks almost ready to move in…

    ueli

  • 31 Oct 2018 21:34
    Reply # 6883194 on 6879342
    Peter S wrote: Here here!  Annie, you attention detail is amazing, I hope that at some point I can cruise in company with SibLim and you.

    Peter

    Now that would be a fine thing, indeed. You might have to hang around NZ - or come back again, Peter, but I don't think that would be a hardship.  You're in a fine cruising ground here, both locally and a thousand miles or so further afield!
  • 30 Oct 2018 12:17
    Reply # 6879342 on 6876982
    Anonymous wrote:

    It does seem as if the long job of building the accommodation is getting towards its end. I continue to be impressed with the way you are creating a style that is very definitely "you", and at the same time is practical and seawoman-like. I do hope I'm going to get the chance to see this boat launched and sailing.

    Here here!  Annie, you attention detail is amazing, I hope that at some point I can cruise in company with SibLim and you.

    Peter

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