After a long winter hibernation (and a lot of work), Jorvik Rose has finally emerged to bask in the wonderful British spring weather... some sun and a good dose of rain! She came out of the shed just over a week ago, in time for us to show her to some visiting friends from Zurich, followed by a bracing walk along the shingle bank to Hurst castle. We are really very happy with the outcome of all of the work that has been completed, Jorvik Rose looks like new on her topsides, with her new cork decking, windscreen and railing. The new deck is really really 'sticky' in wet weather which is really great, it means we will have a good chance of staying on the boat in bad weather! We have now starte
Finally over the last month or so we started the process of reupholstering the interior headlining. Having spent most of last winter removing staples, it was time to reverse the process and staple in the new fabric. Jorvik Rose has headlining panels throughout her interior to give her a nice and cosy feel and also to cover all the structural framework, cables and hoses. In the galley and forward & aft heads, the headlining is vinyl covered and throughout the rest of her the headlining is Alcantara covered. We decided to start with the vinyl panels as this was a bit thicker and therefore easier to handle and lay flat. After 4 days of cutting and stapling we finally finished the vinyl - 17 com
