All external paint and varnish sanded and repainted, old antifouling removed by wet sanding (not nice !) & re applied, some varnished areas taken back to the wood to regain colour, long job ! many coats needed to bring back a nice finish (note: used International schooner as usual but rather disappointed with some tins just not performing well, also noticed a big difference in varnish colour when put in clear tubs prior to application)

A number of top side splines were replaces and with some excellent asistance from boat builder Joe Irving at Draughtsman Yachts Barton on Humber a number below the waterline seams were expertly repaired.

The Aft locker was re-floored around the Hyland steering gear and finally a decent light was fitted! (again using Targa Lighting discrete LED aluminium profile)

Main projects included complete refurbishment of the Hyland windless, pump and control valves, Gularis was used as a test bed for products of Charles Hyland and retains a number of his patented products so great care was required during the removal refurbishment and reistallation, I don't think this had been in working order since the early 70s so we were delighted to restore this full working order.

All external paint & varnish work prepared and repainted.antifouling removed and a coat of Primacon applied before new antifouling, further wiring modifications, new section fitted to top of stem post (after long overdue removal of stemhead fitting.)

Internal work included galley roof repainting as saloon & wheelhouse - a very time consuming job! and guaranteed to give you a stiff neck.. Some handrail stanchions removed and re-fastened, engines serviced, main fuel tanks cleaned, most lighting now converted to LED (P.S. an exellent product available from 'Targa Lighiting' basicly a small section of extruded aluminium profile that you can cut to the required length, fit 12V LED tape inside cut to length (warm white) and slide in a neat frosted cover so that you don't see the dots of light from the tape, works well in engine room, galley under shelving, and awning etc)

Bilges cleaned and repainted, a few topside splines repaired, awning replaced.

Work completed winter 13/14 included all external paint work, saloon roof (inside) was repainted and as with the wheelhouse roof considerable time was required in preparation of the match board roof, other saloon paintwork was the deck undersides and an area that had been painted at some point, was restored to its original varnished finish.

The topside splines repaired in 2011/12 remained in excellent condition so a number of additional sections received more of the same attention.

The Isotherm cold box unfortunately had to be replaced and the old bait locker that accommodated it modified, also electrically - alarm strobe lights replaced with units as used in unmarked police car grills these are very bright, durable and a lot more noticeable than a basic bell box strobe. + Lighting in engine room improved.+ New mast head antenna fitted + mast completely rewired & wiring back to wheelhouse panel replaced (using Bulgin connectors including 50 ohm coax on deck connections)

Gularis's 9' tender also soaked up quite a bit of time with repairs & repaint.

All winter covers replaced with a better (fire retardent) fabric.

A new arrangement for the fresh water tank breather was fitted, engines serviced, fuel tanks drained.

Work done afloat since May 2012 has included fitting a alarm system, after a fair amount of research into the various systems available a British made 'Monitor' (Nautilarm) unit was chosen. The system as well as its alarm functions is able to provide information by text such as position, bilge levels, battery bank monitoring, shore power status, and the ability to switch a number of circuits remotely, a hands free phone is also included. Fitting took quite a while mostly due to the difficulties of discreet installation in a 1930s boat, however the system has performed perfectly and the back up telephone support from the dealer (Myerchin UK 01305 251971 ) was first class.

This winters work included replacement of galvanized rubbing strips (loss of galvanizing was making it very difficult to keep rust at bay!) with brass convex, refurbishment of the Francis Searchlights and other re-chroming, all exterior paint & varnish work, internal work included wheelhouse match board roof refurbishment and the heads had a complete re paint. Galley taps replaced as was the water heater. External work also included the replacement of a number of topside splines (using west system products to reset splines) Final section of rewiring completed.