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Somerledi Updates

Cont. Stbd Blister Repairs & Seacock Removal (4 of 7)

Jun 6, 2026

Saturday, upon arrival, I started with my usual water-wash to remove amine blush from the fairing work...

Fairing & First Barrier Coat to Stbd Hull

May 30, 2026

Over the weekend, I applied the first coat of barrier protection to the starboard hull and continued to fair...

Final Sand to 95% of the Stbd Hull & Glassing Work

May 23, 2026

Getting back to Somerledi's starboard hull was the focus for today's work - getting the hull ready for its...

Cont. Sanding & Fairing Stbd Hull

May 16, 2026

I continued working the blisters on the starboard hull today, which included sanding the first round of fairing...

Finishing 1st Barrier Coat Port Hull

May 10, 2026

I returned to Somerledi today for a quick couple hours for a final sand on the remaining blister repairs...

Starboard Hull Blister Repairs

May 9, 2026

Back on Somerledi and working against the weather clock since rain was called for later in the afternoon, I...

Application of Barrier Coat to Port

May 3, 2026

With rain disrupting the continued work on Somerledi's bottom Saturday, I pivoted to another project at the...

2nd Fairing on Port Blister Repairs

Apr 25, 2026

Returning to Somerledi, my focus was to complete the blister repairs on the port side, to include the second...

Arriving at Somerledi, I started by water-washing the amine blush from the recently patched blisters near...

Apr 18, 2026

Arriving at Somerledi, I started by water-washing the amine blush from the recently patched blisters near...

Start of the Blister Repairs

Apr 11, 2026

Over the past four Saturdays I removed Somerledi's anti-foul layers of paint - 5 layers deep - down to a gray...

4th Bottom Sanding Session (and final)

Apr 4, 2026

Sometimes it right under your nose...

3rd Bottom Sanding Session

Mar 28, 2026

Back on Somerledi for more bottom removal fun. The scope of this mobile project is to restore her bottom...

2nd Bottom Sanding Session

Mar 21, 2026

Back at the bottom this Saturday morning with intent to finalize the port side of Somerledi. On the first...

1st Bottom Sanding Session

Mar 14, 2026

The removal of the bottom paint began on Saturday, the 14th of March. The intent here is to prepare the...

Derigging the Mast & Prep Work

Feb 28, 2026

In an effort to get as ahead of schedule on this short duration project, I headed over to the storage yard...

Prepping for Mast Removal

Feb 11, 2026

Somerledi's owner had scheduled for the mast to be pulled this week as a last minute add to the yard's work...

Project Scope & Consultation with Owner

Aug 17, 2025

The upcoming Milbs Mobile Marine project will be readying a Shannon 28, Somerledi, for extensive single-handed...

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