Finally after hours of scraping, sanding and applying treatments the final coat of varnish went on this week. I have […]
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The Dogged Angler
A truly passionate Angler this is a light hearted account of my angling trips, adventures, successes, failures and learnings.......discovered amidst our beautiful Scottish rivers, lochs and breathtaking scenery.
On the home stretch
The end is in sight or the start of the new season not for me not long depending upon how […]
Learning new skills
Just discovered why fly tying requires lots of skill, knowledge and experience! My very first attempt at tying, in this […]
Black Magic
A move to the warmth of the painting shed and a good few more hours preparation masking and sealing seams […]
Finally the end is in sight!
After many cold hours scraping, sanding, filling I can start to think of the end being in sight. Tomorrow will […]
Glasgow’s secret angling “paradise”
Ever since first fishing the River Kelvin I have been fascinated by the astonishing beauty, wildlife and the amazingly […]
5 Star Treatment
Sunday 27th January 2019 A few more hours to day cleaning hull down with tack cloths, hoovering out any debris […]
Light at the end of the tunnel
Another good few hours today sanding and more sanding working down the grades of sandpaper but I can finally see […]
Bottom Scraping cont…
4th January 2019 A new year and still at it, although finished scraping and now started sanding down. I must […]
Bottom Scraping – continued
Saturday December 29th More “Bottom Scraping” today, another 6 hours or so in the workshop but despite the seemingly slow […]
