Our Maintenance Diary
![]() Miscellaneous |
![]() Engines and Related Machinery |
![]() Hull / Deck and Internal |
![]() Electronics |
![]() Electrical Maintenance |
We will be documenting the maintenance
of the priority items below and others over the following months (years).
This will include all items found in the survey plus new items such as galley
upgrades, sanitation systems, electrical and electronics.
Here's a quick list of immediate items
we're working on:
Repair and Install anchor windlass, add teak platform and new chain pipes -
95%
Replace complete fresh water supply lines and water heater - DONE
Repair 24VDC generator on port engine
Replace storage locker hatch on foredeck - DONE
Replace temporary Plexiglas hatch over V-berth on foredeck - DONE
Repair 12VDC generator on starboard engine
Replace all eight port lights and patch/rebuild hull planking around port lights
- 15%
Implement for insurance purposes mandatory repairs outlined in survey - 100%
Paint exterior of boat and re-varnish teak where appropriate - 50%
Paint entire interior of boat and re-varnish teak where appropriate -
30%
Replace all sanitation systems (new toilets and holding tank) - DONE
Replace shower sumps and bilge pumps - DONE
New headliner in solon (including insulation) and bridge and master head -
60%
New dingy and lift mounted on solon roof deck -
60%
New stainless railings around perimeter of solon roof
New safety line and stanchions connecting Portuguese bridge with bow railings
New SOLAS life raft
New propane stove/oven in galley and propane locked on upper deck
New refrigerator - 90%
All new electronics for pilot house - DONE
Replace all engine instrumentation on pilot house (possible new engine sensors)
- 90%
Re-wire significant portions of 12VDC systems to include installation of new
12VDC sub-panel in pilot house - DONE
Paint transom to match new bulwarks - DONE
Replace/repair bulwarks aft of the pilot house - DONE
Repair genset so that it runs with
fuel rack solenoid correctly -
DONE
Replace battery chargers - DONE
Mount safety railing on foredeck - DONE
Restore engine room ventilation to original and tear out current Jury-Rigged
systems (did you know that's a nautical term) - DONE
Did anyone notice that I work on multiple
projects without necessarily completing each one first? :) You can
only paint so long!