After she was pressure washed we noticed that the antifouling was still in very good shape all things considered, it was a 50/50 decision to repaint but in the end we decided to give her a coat of blue over the black put on in Mexico as she would probably be in the pen for more time than out sailing. The prop speed was still OK for another 12 Months so that was left as was. The bow thruster blades were replaced for the new improved 5 bladed “Q prop” giving us 15% more thrust and 10% less noise, this extra performance was very noticeable once back in the water. Jan spent many a hard day on her knees scraping, sanding then re applying the varnish to the toe rail and coach top cheat line, she now looks magnificent again. The name on the Starboard side, damaged when we deployed the sea anchor mid Pacific was replaced. The yard guys had the job of replacing the blocked rear head outlet pipe, something they achieved with remarkable speed!!!!
So now she is back in her pen at HYC waiting for the next adventure, but in the mean time we are doing some small jobs on her that have been put off .
Mike.
