Facing a long delivery run to the Chesapeake, we needed to be confident in her seaworthiness and systems.
I intended to immediately replace the old style rubber cored Groco units, but a lube and inspection let us postpone the job til this coming winter. Other items included the following:
Replace the abused stuffing box with a PSS Shaft Seal
Cockpit drain hoses needed replacement.
New batteries: 2 Group 27 in parallel for the house. 1 Group 27 for reserve/starting.
Add Battery fuses.
Running light repairs.
Rewire the Simrad Wheelpilot WP30
Rebuild the manual bilge pump.
New pickup hose for the electric bilge pump.
Epoxy repair to chipped barrier coat.
Bottom paint (2 coats of Hydrocote black).
Powerwash topsides, leak check ports & hatches.
Launder all the green and crusty lines.
Tuff Enuf bilge cleaner is good stuff.
Install C-Head portable toilet. (Lectrasan and amateur holding tank installation must go!)
Install new used 10lb propane cylinder. (Found an orphaned aluminum tank!!)
Check rig tensions.
Open fuel & water tank access plates. Drain and clean tanks.
Engine oil change, filter, raw water impeller.
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| Driftwood courtesy of Hurricane Sandy. |
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| Afloat Again! |
