8th March 2016

Category: Electrics

Maintenance/Repair Details:
Replaced No.1 battery, port side as it had completely failed. Not bad for 8 years work.

Parts and/or Items Used: Battery

29th February 2016

Category: Fixtures & Fittings

Maintenance/Repair Details:
Mast removed, fixtures & fittings taken off, woodwork stripped of old vanish and repaired where required. New wood stain and wood preservative applied. Mast re-rigged and refitted.

Parts and/or Items Used:
Wood Preserver

28th February 2016

Category: Fuel, Engines, Fixtures & Fittings

Maintenance/Repair Details:
Started engines after winter lay up, brought to running temperature and added oil additives. Bled fuel system to remove any air after filter replacement.

Parts and/or Items Used:
Oil additives

10th February 2016

Category: Fuel, Engines

Maintenance/Repair Details:
Replaced both Port & Starboard fuel filters.
Filter part numbers: Baldwin BF825 / Fram FT4788

Parts and/or Items Used: Fuel Filters

22nd November 2015

Category: Engines

Maintenance/Repair Details:
Due to a very cold snap (-3.9°) decided to winterise the engines. 15litres of 50/50 anti-freeze pumped through raw water system. Engine coolant anti-freeze checked.

Parts and/or Items Used: Anti-freeze

16th November 2015

Category: Engines

Maintenance/Repair Details:
Engine oil changes on both engines. Fresh water tank emptied in readiness for winterising.

Parts and/or Items Used: Oil

2nd November 2015

Category: Deck Work, Fixtures & Fittings

Maintenance/Repair Details:
Fitted new Lofrans anchor windlass to the fore deck, made good and strengthen chain locker to support windlass. Anchor chain resprayed.

Additional 10lb anchor added to replace the 22lb anchor on deck.

Parts and/or Items Used:
Deck Paint, Lofrans Royal Windlass, Fiberglass

29th June 2015

Category: Electrics

Maintenance/Repair Details:
Automatic battery charger failed. Removed completely and not replaced.

7th May 2015

Category: Hull, Deck Work, Fixtures & Fittings

Maintenance/Repair Details:
Major refurbishment of hull and deck. Boat lifted and blocked. Stripped rubbing band down to bare wood, made good any damage. Multiple coats of 5 year wood protection applied.
Deck and toe rail rubbed down, deck re-painted and gloss toe rail refurbished.
Anodes replaced. Boot line re-painted. Hull anti-fouled.
General service of boat.

Parts and/or Items Used:
Anodes, Deck Paint, Gloss Paint, Wood, Wood Preserver

1st March 2015

Category: Engines

Maintenance/Repair Details:
Fitted new 'Speedcovers' to both raw water pumps. Quick release plates to aid replacement of impellers.

21st February 2015

Category: Fixtures & Fittings

Maintenance/Repair Details:
New screen covers made and fitted by WGR Marine by wheelhouse windows.

17th February 2015

Category: Engines

Maintenance/Repair Details:
Had engineer replace heat exchanger hose on stbd engine. Showed signs of wear.

9th September 2014

Category: Fixtures & Fittings

Maintenance/Repair Details:
Replaced both helm seats with new ones, higher backs to give me more support at the helm.

Parts and/or Items Used: Furniture

27th July 2014

Category: Fixtures & Fittings

Maintenance/Repair Details:
Removed mast, stripped down to bare wood, restained and revarnished. Refitted.

Parts and/or Items Used:
Wood Preserver

4th July 2014

 Category: Fixtures & Fittings

Maintenance/Repair Details:
Lifted all six hatches in wheelhouse and removed old carpet. Recovered with new hard wearing carpet. Refitted hatches.

2nd July 2014

Category: Hull

Maintenance/Repair Details:
Rubbed down and removed old vanish on wheelhouse exterior. Restrained and revarnishing with three coats. Cleaned and re-painted window surround.

Parts and/or Items Used:
Wood Preserver