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In June 2018 we spent 18 days on the hard at Raiatea Carenage. Apart from a new anti-fouling and many small jobs, Pitufa got her topsides painted.

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1/22: On the way to Raiatea, we sailed past the southern side of Moorea.
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4/22: Right after our arrival we hauled-out Pitufa and started grinding and sanding.
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7/22: At some places we had to sand down to bare aluminium to get rid of corrosion blisters.
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9/22: Taputu, one of the Carenage's painters, helped with fairing.
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11/22: Taputu spraying primer.
12/22: Leeloo didn't mind the work, but hated to have her view blocked by the cover sheeting.
13/22: More fairing needed.
14/22: Finally the white paint!
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16/22: Even more plastic foil before the blue boot-stripe can be sprayed.
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18/22: New portholes.
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20/22: And of course a new figurehead!
21/22: Make-shift crane to remount the heavy windvane.
22/22: Even prettier than before :-)