Refit 2017 – 2019

Avy-J Refit – Update

BOW TO STERN ON DECK

  • New custom made double bow roller and chainplate – thanks to mark and Mackenzie Welding
  • New anchor locker bulkhead in 18mm/36,, mariner play, fully epoxied in place – thanks to Darren, Mainsail Marine
  • Anchor locker painted in Danboline, strong point for bitter end
  • New anchor locker lid
  • New 40m 8mm chain spliced to 40m 14mm octoplait
  • New 9Kg Knox anchor
  • 15Kg CQR chocked on foredeck
  • New midships stanchions (inexplicably missing when we got the boat – new ones fit to toerail)
  • New deck glands for mast cables, VHF deck plug renewed
  • Liferaft supports treated and woodsealed
  • 4-man Ocean Safety liferaft, in service date
  • New 4-sheave deck organisers both sides
  • Hatch garage top renewed in 12mm Robbins Elite ply
  • Walk-on 50W black flat solar panel installed on hatch garage
  • Morse control; tension fixed, unit painted
  • Engine control panel repaired
  • Tiller varnished
  • Cockpit cubbyholes painted in white Danboline
  • Cockpit cushions
  • New steering compass on port side
  • Lazarette partitioned to make it useable
  • Navik wind vane rebuilt, refurbished, fitted and set up
  • New custom made stern chainplate – thanks to John and Norman
  • New inflateable danbuoy
  • ‘New’ (to us) Yamaha 2 horse 2-stroke outboard
  • Emergency boarding ladder on rail
  • New flagstaff

HULL

  • Rudder professionally repaired – many thanks to Darren of Mainsail Marine
  • 2 coats Micron 350 antifoul
  • Prop antifouled with Velox
  • Prop bolts tightened and locktited
  • New sealant all round the underside of the toerail

ENGINE

  • New raw water filter added
  • New stainless exhaust elbow
  • All filters replaced
  • Fuel tank repaired and re-plumbed
  • All fuel piping replaced – thanks to Iain
  • Impellor/belts/filters/anodes all replaced
  • Stern gland re-packed and greaser cleaned and refilled
  • New seacock on exhaust
  • Morse control serviced, new cover for morse contols in quarterberth
  • New engine stop cable fitted

ELECTRICS/INSTRUMENTS

  • Partial re-wire with new marine tinned cables run internally
  • New VHF with built in GPS
  • New NASA wind unit
  • New Matsutec AIS transponder/GPS flush-mounted in cockpit
  • Active aerial splitter for masthead aerial
  • CTEK intelligent battery charger in re-organised battery locker
  • Battery holddowns
  • New engine start battery with new 1-2-both switch
  • Shorepower – consumer unit + 2 double sockets
  • Voltmeter
  • Nav lights rewired and replaced with LED bulbs

MAST/RIGGING

  • New NASA wind
  • Metz manta VHF whip aerial with new RG8X cable
  • New NASA LED tricolour
  • New steaming light
  • New wiring for lights – 3-core Oceanflex marine tinned cable
  • Cable run in new external conduit
  • All running rigging cleaned/serviced
  • New forestay
  • New reefing spectacles on mainsail
  • Blocks etc for slab reefing system

GAS

  • New gas locker with space for 2 Camping Gaz 907 – thanks to Adam and Darren
  • New piping – thanks to John
  • Bubble leak tester
  • NASA gas alarm
  • Neptune 2000 cooker refurbished

BILGES

  • New electric bilge pump fitted with auto/manual control
  • New discharge seacock for electric pump
  • Whale Gusher manual pump – new diaphragm

SALOON/QUARTERBERTHS

  • Quarterberths, lockers, gally area repainted in Heirloom White
  • New engine cover and slides
  • New steps
  • Floor repainted, new carpet
  • Lockers below port bunk painted in Danboline
  • Hinges replaced with wood slot-ins on port side lockers
  • Instrument cupboard refurbished
  • New custom made curtains
  • New cushions
  • Headlining painted and refastened with more screws and screw covers

GALLEY

  • Neptune 2000 cooker refurbished and re-mounetd more securely
  • New gas pipework to cooker
  • New woodwork round sink
  • Whale gallery tap refurbished
  • New sink seacock

HEADS AREA

  • New Jabsco twist and lock heads
  • New inlet and outlet seacocks
  • New heads compartment floor
  • Hanging Locker repaired (large section of bulkhead replaced) and relined
  • Large shelved locker refurbished, wires hidden, repainted, door catch fixed
  • Main door to saloon rehinged, latch to keep it open fitted
  • Latch repaired on locker behind heads
  • Spotlight bulb replaced with LED

FOREPEAK

  • Bulkhead partially replaced on stbd side – thanks to Darren, Mainsail Marine
  • Bunk head areas lined
  • Bunk foot area lined
  • Cove lockers refurbished/repainted
  • V-berth infill repaired
  • Spotlight bulbs replaced with LEDs
  • Bow nav lights rewired
  • Custom made bedding/cushions

OTHER EQUIPMENT

  • Comprehensive toolkit and spares
  • EPIRB
  • Emergency VHF aerial
  • Boltcroppers