February 2005 - Refit

Arrival at the Slipway

hauled out

after a waterblast

Chain Plates for the side stays in need of a polish

The sacrificial zinc anode after 7 months. Yes there is a tiny bit left just near the tip.

a nice clean bottom

Bobstay fitting and double zincs

The old butterfly hatch in need of some tlc

butterfly hatch removed

scraping all the old varnish off the butterfly hatch

New 10mm thick glass replaces the old cracked laminex

Wet sanding all the old layers of antifoul.

The crane arrives to remove the mast and motor

up goes the Perkins

Down goes the Perkins

The correct angle for removing a Perkins 4108

Engine Bay with 30yrs of oil & grime

The propellor shaft coupling

Tabernacle mast base

The mast before being overhauled & resprayed

The mast during overhaul & respray

sanding away the old blue colour

and now the nice magnolia colour

I love the new colour against the timber.

The front berth before

front berth now lined with teak and oak on the ceiling

masked off for new antifoul

new red antifoul applied

New anchor locker doors

this mess of wires is not as bad as it looks.

Bathroom before

and after. Just need to stain the timber.

re-launched and looking pretty.