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12 October 2023 | Ille des Pines, New Caledonia
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What have we broken and how did we fix it (we will continue to update this section)
19 November 2009 | Various
GW
The Vang - Graham managed an accidential gybe off Islay when motor sailing causing the main sheet block to pull off the underside of the boom which then allowed the vang to crash into the granny bars. The quick fix was to remove the vang support and just use it as a kicking strap. A replacement aluminium tube was sourced and fitted later. The slider on the underside of the boom was replaced with one that included a steel re-enforced back rod which should stop this happening again. Kate was just pleased it was Graham who broke the boat and not her!
Prop shaft - for some time we had been trying to chase down a current leak to the hull. Eventually we found that one of the wires from the aero gen was rubbing against one of the aluminium ribs causing an intermittent contact. Later we found that the stern gland was leakign very slightly and on inspection found some corrosion on the prop shaft. We think this was caused by the current leak. The prop shaft was replaced as was the stern gland and all is well. We have since protected all wires / cables that run along the boat through the transits in the ribs with tough plastic sheathing.
Holding Tank - we developed a leak from the holding tank and ended up with some of the contents in the bilges. For some reason a leak developed in the seal around part of the inspection panel. Yachtworks were able to effect a full repair. Not sure why it occured but we may have had a plugged overflow and had a slight overpressure in the tank.
Sails - take quite a battering in the strong sunlight. They all come off for winter storage. The local sail maker at the marina has done a good job of minor repairs.