Maintenance

2015
  • Replace vinyl on main bulkhead with teak
  • Replace teak surround on forepeak hatch
  • Fit hydrovane wind vane steering
  • Fit life raft
  • Fit clutch to mast for main halyard
  • Fit third reefing point on boom
  • Make and replace direct current switch panel
  • Make up new warps and anchor snuber
  • Fit new steering compass and wire up light
  • Fit Hampshire Heater
  • Fit tiller pilot to wind vane steering
  • Cover wheel with leather
  • Fit new auto helm controller  
  • Wash out and clean water tank
  • Paint cockpit lockers
  • Replace masthead tricolour and anchor light
  • Replace masthead windex
  • Service engine
2014
  • Replace all fuel hoses to engine
  • Replace through hull fittings, heads inlet and outlet, bilge and old heater exhaust
  • Replace all hoses to and from heads tap
  • Replace shower / tap in heads
  • Paint heads lockers
  • Fit water filter to galley cold water supply
  • Fit new primary fuel filter
  • Replace water filler hose and repaint cupboard
  • Derust and repaint engine
  • Fit over engine light
  • Replace fule hoses from fuel tanks to engine and returns
  • Repack rudder stock packing and clean and restore collar fitting
  • Replace and refit cutlass bearing
  • Reseat cutlass bearing carrier. Work completed by Joe Pycroft
  • Fit new fire proof and sound insulation to engine compartment
  • Paint engine compartment
  • Fit new battery isolation switch with VSR to automate charging
  • Fit new grounding wires to anode
  • Fit higher rated positive and negative cable from battery to buss bars
  • Fit heavy duty fuse in live side cable
  • Replace all cables to and from new battery isolator
  • Fit new positive and negative buss bars and re-wire to DC distribution panel
  • Fit new stern gear box seal - carried out by Cutler Marine
  • Repair teak deck
  • Polish hull, deck and coach roof
  • Touch up copper coat where required
  • Service engine
  • Bend on sails 
  • Re-wire raw water calorifier pump
  • Fit new hoses from engine to calorifier
  • Fix light in main cupboard
  • Replace galley sink plug chain
  • Fix LED light over galley     

2013
  • Service engine - October 2013
  • Clean and descale raw water supply to engine
  • Replace rubber cuffs to oil cooler
  • Replace engine heat sensor
  • Replace thremostat
  • Replace impeller
  • Service engine - Janaury 2013
  • Fit Raymarine remote control - Janaury 2013
  • Fit NASA navtext - Janaury 2013
  • Build new gas locker and lid - January 2013
  • Service cobra steering - Janaury 2013
  • Build internal rack for GPS, Navtext and VHF aerials - Janaury 2013
  • Fit aerials to rack and rewire to through boat - Janaury 2013
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2012
  • Replace Lavac toilet with Jabsco toilet and build new support - October 2012
  • Refit cockpit safety line U bolts with backing plates - April 2012
  • Replace drive belt to wheel steering autohelm - April 2012
  • Wash, top and tail and refit all standing rigging - April 2012
  • Fit securing lines to washboards and cleat - April 2012
  • Build storage for wash boards in main cardrobe
  • Buy and fit new mainsheet track - April 2012
  • Sand blast hull to remove antifouling an sand down hull ready for epoxy coat
  • Construct and fit washboard storage frame in large hanging locker - April 2012
  • Cockpit cover and spray hood cleaned and sealed by C&J Chichester - March 2012
  • Mercury 2.2hp outboard serviced by Home Marine - March 2012
  • Remove foam covering from two bulkheads and face off - March 2012
  • Fit teak veneer to forecabin door suround and other areas - March 2012
  • Clean and re-paint forecabin low level lockers - February 2012
2011
  • Engine, gear box oil change and filter replacement - January 2011
  • Fit AIS transponder and connect to laptop
  • Replace main sail with fully batterned sail from Sanders of Lymington
  • Liftout, antifoul polish and replace anode
2010
  • Replace propeller shaft seal with PSS type
  • Buy new shaft seal
  • Purchase and fit replacement yankee
  • Service engine and replace filters
  • Liftout, antifoul polish and replace anode
2009
  • Replace domestic radio with new Sony version
  • Seal cockpit locker tops with glass resin
  • Replace 2 portlights above galley with opening hatchs
  • Write up and laminate safety briefing notes
  • Clean and service heads Henderson pump
  • Clean and repaint heads lockers and insulate
  • Clean and repaint saloon lockers and insulate
  • Clean and repaint forepeak lockers and insulate
  • Clean and repaint hanging cupboard and insulate
  • Clean, polish and service hatches and surrounds
  • Refit panama fairlead to port bow
  • Fit new stay sail from Quay Sails of Poole, June 2009
  • Replace teak pellets on deck and toe rail
  • Fit emergency climbing safety ladder to pushpit
  • Instal separate power supply for TV booster
  • Replace jubilee large clip on exhaust muffler
  • Refill rudder grease rudder pot
  • Change screws on impeller face plate for quick reelease wing nuts
  • Antifouled, polish topsides and replace anode
  • Replace cutlass bearing
  • Mend teak toe rail
  • Replace missing teak pellets
  • Fit carpet to salon area
  • Fit electric bilge pump
  • Service outboard
  • Rub down rust spots on engine, treat rust areas, clean down engine bay and touch up paint
  • Polish coach roof, side decks and outside of cockpit
  • Prepare / Sand down companionway area and washboards
  • Teak / Danish all internal teak
  • Clean and polish stantchions
  • Re-fit dan-buoy stand
  • Fit overflow pipe to engine siphon hose and run back into bilge
  • Buy and fit new automatic fire extinquisher to engine compartment
  • Seal off old pipe work to heater
  • Remove old diesel heater
  • Fit front retaining bar to bookcase
  • Replace original chain plate backing plates with new enlarged stainless steel plates.
  • Fit L bracket to aft lowers to improve strength
  • Mend yankee and main sails
  • Mast stepped and all electrical wires replaced
  • Buy and fit new Lopo tri coilour and anchore light to mast head
  • Prepalce steaming and deck light fitting
  • Tape up and use seizing wire where required on boom, mast, rigging and stanchions
  • Calibrate log and wind instrument
  • Fit ensign to backstay
  • Check all mast fittings, clean and lubricate sheaves
  • Remove all U bolts and backing plates
  • Fit to VHF new bracket with sikaflex
  • Run VHF cable down mast
  • Fit TV bracket
  • Fit TV bracket with sikaflex
  • Fit new wind instrument to tope of mast with sikaflex under
  • Fit Raymarine wind instrument to top of mast and re-wire
  • Fit new VHF aerial to top of mast and re-wire
  • Fit TV aerial to top of mast and re-wire
  • Fit new spinnaker block to mast head U bolt
  • Fit galvanic isolator
2008
  • Service engine and gearbox replace filters
  • Purchase and fit new Spray hood from C&J Chichester
  • Purchase and fit new cockpit cover for C&J Chichester
  • Purchase Flat screen TV
  • Fit new stainless steel dual anchor roller bow roller
  • Fit stainless plate to bulkhead by cooker
  • Fit Blue Sea AC 240volt, 16amp, four 8amp breaker power distribution panel
  • Purchase Blue Sea AC 240volt, 16amp, four 8amp breaker power distribution panel
  • Remove and replace engine thermostat and seals
  • Remove engine water pump and service
  • Purchase galvanic isolator
  • Water pump serviced and seals replaced
  • Fit teak mobile phone holder behind navigation seat
  • Purchase and fit Webaco 25amp 12 volt charger
  • Refit depth, speed, wind and auto helm displays in cockpit
  • Remove and check propeller and re-fit
  • Fit new Raymarine VHF radio
  • Fit new speed, depth transducers and instruments
  • Purchase Raymarine speed, depth and wind instruments
  • Remove remaining Stowe instruments and wiring
  • Make up rope tidy in portside locker
  • Strengthen sides of cockpit lockers and make base for rope tidy
  • Replace fridge with new 55 version and cold plate
  • Remove old fridge components
  • Purchase replacement fridge components
  • Connect graphic display
  • Move Autohelm display / control head from locker to bulkhead
  • Remove stowe wind angle display and log display
  • Purchase Graphic display
  • Upgrade SeaPro to 3000
2007
  • Connected Raystar 125 GPS to Smart Pilot
  • Purchase Raystar125 GPS
  • Change gear box and engine oil and oil filter
  • Re-seat all stanchion posts
  • Replace split pins at base with nut and bolt
  • Purchase and fit outboard cover
  • Replace more teak pellets
  • Re-seat starboard push-pit stanchion
  • Rewire bow light
  • Purchase new bow light
  • Clean teak deck
  • Fit drogue to life buoy
  • Remove anchor fittings on teak deck and place anchore on bow roller
  • Glue down loose teak plank
  • Replace teak pellets on deck
  • Polish cockpit
  • Connect up wiring to autohelm
  • Connect up power to autohelm
  • Fit Rudder angle indicator
  • Fit control head
  • Fit smart pilot
  • Fit autohelm gyro compass / fluxgate compass
  • Fit S1 autohelm motor to wheel
  • Purchase Raymarine S1 wheel pilot £699.95 (July 2007)
  • Polish remainder of deck level fibreglass
  • Remove old Streamline GPS system and wiring
  • Grease nipple on upper rudder stock
  • Grease emergency tiller through cockpit floor fitting
  • Insert extra car lighter socket for inverter in navigation station
  • Replace both domestic batteries 110amp (June 2007)
  • Polish stainless steal work
  • Polish hull above rubbing strake
  • Re-route to heads sink
  • Replace hoses where not already replaced, heads, sinck etc.
  • Clean fenders
  • Clean and polish topsides, anti foul, paint boot top
  • Replace anode and bolts
  • Replace heads sea cock in
  • Replace heads sea cock out
  • Fibreglass existing holes
  • Remove existing though hull fittings for heads
  • Clean propeller
  • Fit pump guard to shower / sink outlet
  • Fit non return valve to shower tray / sink
  • Fit sink / shower tray electrical pump and in-line filter
  • Purchase sink / shower tray electrical pump
  • Replace heads sink / shower through hull fitting and sea cock
  • Repaint main hanging locker and shelves
  • Re-bed two stanchions with M6 x 30mm pan head screws
  • Fit torch in galley next to fire blanket
  • Reseal water filler on deck and re-bed
  • Replace self amalgamating tape around diesel fuel sight gauges’
  • Top up batteries
  • Fit safety retention strap around batteries
  • Buy 2 lengths of green 10mm x 15m Marlow double braid 
  • Buy second 60mm Lewmar block
  • Buy 2 lengths of Marlow braid 10mm x 4 for preventer on boom
  • Fit eyes to front of boom
  • Fit shackles to boom preventers
  • Tie preventers to aft end of boom
  • Fit Spinlock blocks to stanchions
  • Run preventer / downhaul lines
  • Fit preventer Lewmar block to foredeck “U” bolt
  • Fit “U” bolt to foredeck
  • Varnish step on top of engine
  • Teak oil all teak
  • Paint teak deck with Polycell 3 in 1 mould remover
  • Fit fire extinguisher in engine compartment
  • Clean internal brass work
  • Fit new lid to battery compartment
  • Replace negative engine / battery cable
  • Paint bilge under old battery box
  • Remove old battery box and clean bilge under
  • Clean bilge under engine
  • Thoroughly clean engine and WD40
  • Buy engine fire extinguisher
  • Fit emergency tiller in bottom of port cockpit locker
  • Label first aid kit, dressings, drugs, ointments
  • Label spars boxes
  • Service engine, change oil, change oil filter, check impeller and engine anode 
  • Clean impeller front and replace brass screws
  • Replace primary and secondary fuel filters
  • Replace salt water gusher pump mark 3
  • Remove salt water gusher pump mark 2 for servicing
2006
  • Label ropes at mast
  • Move radio and re-connect
  • Fit lighter plug to Aldis lamp
  • Buy containers for Handheld VHF, Aldis lamps and head lamp
  • Replace VHF cable through deck fitting
  • Rewire coaxial VHF radio cable from mast to radio
  • Fit new shackle to staysail halyard
  • Make and fit new lid to battery locker
  • Enlarge battery locker lid
  • Write boat name on life jackets and safety lines
  • Stick reflective tape on life ring and danbuoy
  • Purchase lead line
  • Purchase safety lines (jack stays)
  • Purchase ocean safety life jacked - Automatic 150 newtons
  • Purchase Icom M31 mobile VHF radio
  • Fit backing pads to underside of deck in navigation station to support radar and VHF
  • Free up and re-fit cover over rudder stock
  • Fit and wire up 240V socket at navigation table.
  • Fit 240v sockets in main cabin
  • Buy and fit new hot raw water pump in hot water domestic system
  • Service all 8 winches (August 2006)
  • Fit torches to fore cabin and heads
  • Paint emergency tiller
  • Fit flare container under Navigation table
  • Mend / replace heads sink switch
  • Buy water proof aldiss lamp
  • Fit bungee to keep swing doors open
  • Fit drogue to life buoy
  • Buy and fit two pin point white flares to underside of perch
  • Replace 1 fender and add additional fender
  • Fit 240v socket to port locker in salon and in forepeak
  • Buy anchor light
  • Paint coach roof
  • Fit knife in cockpit
  • Buy diesel Gerry can
  • Fit “U” bolt beneath staysail inner forestay for halyard connection
  • Put seizing wire on jack stay line shackles
  • Buy larger softwood cones and tie to sea cocks plus stow spares
  • Fit eye bolts at bow for safety lines
  • Fit light and whistle to life buoy
  • Name on life buoy
  • Fit jack stays (safety lines)
  • Fit teak divides to cooking implement draw
  • Fit rope tidy in anchor locker
  • Fit teak rail in anchor chain locker for rope store
  • Fit roller furling line blocks to stanchions
  • Replace main sheet
  • Replace yankee sheets
  • Service boom and vang
  • Replace reefing pennants
  • Replace main outhaul
  • Replace pole up haul
  • Replace spinnaker halyard
  • Replace pan head screws to impeller cover
  • Fit new engine impeller
  • Replace bolts on shaft coupling
  • Purchase two life jackets
  • Rub down hull and touch up epoxy
  • Replace electrical bonding to rudder, binnacle and engine
  • Repaint anchor locker and forward locker
  • Clean rudder fittings and repaint rudder fittings
  • Repaint rudder compartment under cockpit sole
  • Replace pinch bolt on rudder stock with stainless steel bolt
  • Replace engine saltwater supply hose
  • Replace anti siphon hoses to exhaust
  • Replace seals in forward shaft bearing
  • Replace cutlass bearing, shaft diameter 30mm, external 1.75”, length 120mm)
  • Replace cockpit sea cocks
  • Replace engine raw water in sea cock
  • Fit water strainer to raw water intake
  • Replace saltwater inlet sea cock
  • Replace all standing rigging including upgrade bobstay and SSB insulators
  • Replace headsail Rotorstay furler reefing with Profurl Classic LCI 42
  • Replace all major hoses to and from engine
  • Replace staysail halyard
  • Replace headsail halyard
2005
  • Replace tap in galley for new mixer tap
  • Connect up salt water supply to old tap
  • Top up fuel tanks and add bactericide additive
  • Wash ropes and lines
  • Change 240v inlet
  • Drain all pipes, pumps, water tanks and calorifier
  • Winterise engine
  • Purchase spares
  • Engine oil 4.9L 15/40 multi grade
  • Gear box oil 1.1L
  • Drive belt
  • Oil filter
  • Primary fuel filter
  • Secondary fuel filter
  • Impeller and gasket
  • Service Bukh DV36ME engine
  • Remove and replace thermostat and seals
  • Drain down calorifier
  • Drain out all salt water and flush with freshwater and anti freeze
  • Top up batteries and Vaseline connections
  • Wash out engine room and bilge
  • Check and replace engine anode
  • Check polarity of extension lead and 240v wiring
  • Fit 240v 2 gang socket in galley and rewire companion way socket
  • Buy and replace exhaust hose downstream from muffler 1.6M long
  • Fit shore power 3 pin socket in lazerette
  • Mend aft navigation light and rewire back to DC breaker board
  • Buy and fit staysail sheets
  • Fit 3rd “U” bolt for safety harness at aft of cockpit
  • Buy baseline U bolt for aft deck life line
  • Fit hatch spring on drinks cabinet
  • Fit hatch spring on glasses cabinet
  • Free up spinnaker pole
  • Purchase and replace first aid kit
  • Replaced main halyard
  • Replaced topping lift
  • Replaced staysail furling line
  • Replaced yankee furling line
  • Replaced fender lines
  • Replaced Vang
  • Fit new galley fire extinguisher
  • Fit fire blanket
  • Service cockpit primary winches
  • Fit spare 2 x U bolts in cockpit
  • Fit bungee in lockers to hold up locker lids on winches
  • Fit hatch spring to navigation table lid