Analucia Week 1: Mould, Planks, and Scrubbing, ahoy!

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Written by alexandraross

This summer I am spending most of my evenings and weekends working on restoring a 25′ 1988 Itchen Ferry. To document this process I have succumbed to the Techno-feudal Lords of TikTok whose video editing software is… fantastic. But just for a year.

You can follow the progress here or there! I will be resharing the content weekly here. But the most uptodate videos will be there. @alexandrarossworks. I also reshare on my BlueSky account, @alexandrarossworks.bsky.social but the limitations there mean that I have to break longer videos up.

Below is week one! Happy watching!

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Met my boat today… there is a bit of work to do… Daunted but excited. #sailing #boat #yacht #sailboat #fixerupper #diy #kent #england #shecan #wtfhaveidone

♬ original sound – Alexandra Ross Works
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You can’t tell, but I spent 2 hours cleaning today… #boat #sailing #Itchenferry #diy #shebuilds

♬ original sound – Alexandra Ross Works
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Today’s goal: no more black mould. #boat #diy #mould #blackmould #sailing #renovation

♬ original sound – Alexandra Ross Works
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My day did not turn out the way I planned… I will have jello legs tomorrow, for sure. At least there is one less spider in my boat. #adventure #travel #cycling #bike #outofshape #mould

♬ original sound – Alexandra Ross Works
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Good morning! Introducing… the boardwalk to my boat! A little adventure within an adventure! #adventure #travel #boat #boatrenovation #iambasicallyindianajones #boardwalk #diy #fixerupper

♬ The Raiders March Indiana Jones Theme (From Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark”) – Geek Music
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This evening was the first of many scrubathons. This is just water and elbow grease. 💪🏼🫧⛵️ #sailing #renovation #projectboat #restoration #diy #scrub #filthy

♬ Fissiri Wali Polka – Afro Celt Sound System
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This weekend I got acquainted with The Encroaching Damp. There is a leak? In my mind it is something that needs to be sealed, so it doesn’t count as full leak. It’s fiiiiinnneeee. #boat #sailing #renovations #diy #damp #mould #leak #restoration

♬ Dark Moon, High Tide – Afro Celt Sound System
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Scrub scrub scrub. Bonus point: was not bitten today! #boat #sailing #boatrenovation #work #scrub #filth #clean

♬ Cuckoo – Rising Appalachia
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Was able to pop down to the Iron Wharf this morning to book a tow from my current location and a crane out date! After that the plan is to dry dock for a month and be living aboard in September! Delusional? Probably! Better get back to scrubbing!! #boat #boatrenovation #crane #repair #diy

♬ original sound – Alexandra Ross Works
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Tell me this isn’t beautiful in its own way! #boats #sailing #projectboat #dock #art #photography #blackandwhite

♬ Prairie – Oliver Coates
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Scrubbeth the deck, droppeth the brush. #boat #boatrenovation #ofcourse #diy #timeconsuming #dontfall #oops #sailing

♬ original sound – Alexandra Ross Works

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