As mentioned in my H31 Build Blog my intention is to get all my Fairey builds on the water before starting anything else and that’s what I’m doing. I’ve finished painting the H31 hull (just needs some minor paint bleeds remedying) and all the gear has been installed ready to give it a run on the lake. I’ve done a bit on the superstructure but that and the detailing will be done later. In the bath it does sit slightly bow down, as some tend to and not unexpected, but not enough to affect it planing so I will see how it goes.

Like the H31 the hull sides to the Swordsman (this was the first build I started 8 years ago before it got side-lined by others!) were painted in white and have been left for a few weeks for the paint to fully harden before sticking masking tape to it for the blue bottom. That’s had a couple of coats of primer-undercoat which will be followed by at least one more before glossing. I’ve also done some work on the superstructure including painting the cabin/cockpit sides in blue. Then the bath test and finishing the installation ready for lake tests as well.

Started painting the superstructure of the H28 as well.

The Fisherman was my last but one build started and will be the last on the water as the little Faun just nipped in! Fisherman has had the deck painted and I will move onto the hull in due course. I will try it on the water before moving onto the sails.

I always said I’d have a number finished all at the same time (but not there yet) but didn’t expect it to be seven!

As I’ve said before, I don’t tend to do much building at this time of year, but I did make some progress during the inclement weather we had awhile ago and have done a bit before it gets too hot in the back bedroom as it’s been too hot to do much else including riding my motorbike!