Seaward Sapphire was delivered to us in August 2018, having made the trip from Coleraine, Northern Ireland to Pwllheli in a Force 7; ably demonstrating that she was capable of making a fast and safe passage in extreme weather and heavy seas. 

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The purchase survey had shown the hull and superstructure to be completely sound and the machinery of engines, gear boxes, prop shafts and steering all in good working order. The original fine outfitting and cabinetry by Seaward Marine was still in place, but tired, and overall Seaward Sapphire needed comprehensive restoration, weather proofing, and systems’ upgrade.

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Owning a Nelson is special, and our intention from the start was to make her into a liveaboard which could not only take us reliably wherever we chose, but which would once more become a thing of beauty. In the end, almost everything in the boat has been taken out and either replaced, restored or if necessary upgraded insitu. The propulsion machinery and generator were restored and serviced in place.

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Details of works carried out between August 2018 and present 

 

Exterior 

Hull

• Blue gel coat: minor cosmetic damage repaired, compounded and regularly polished

• Water line re-painted with white boot topping.

• Below waterline wet sanded and given two coats commercial grade red antifouling 

Teak trim, rubbing strakes and handrail

• All teak stripped back to timber, minor repairs carried out where necessary, sanded and revarnished 8-10 coats, with annual maintenance coats

• Teak aft handrail removed from stanchions, all metalware removed, stripped back to the wood, sanded and varnished (x 8) and re-fitted with end fittings sealed in place; all screws bedded on Duralac

• ‘D’ section rubber gunwale repaired where necessary, the gunwhale-to-deck joints fully raked out, treated with Soudal adhesion promoter and rebonded with Soudal HS270 structural adhesive to achieve a watertight and permanent bond.

• All teak and gunwhale joints to the hull gel coat caulked with a fine bead of Soudal HS270

Upper works and windows

• White gel coat cleaned, repaired where necessary, compounded and then polished regularly

• Windows throughout the boat: frames restored and polished, sealing compound raked out and glazing resealed with black Soudal HS270

Decks

• Fore and side deck Treadmaster cleaned. The joint between Treadmaster and cabin teak edgings trimmed back 20mm, the exposed gel coat cleaned, sanded and painted with matching Flowcoat. Once varnish work completed, the joint secured with a bead of white Soudal HS270

• Teak aft deck: repaired, and re-laid where necessary. 

• Existing caulk removed entirely, all grooves cleaned out before priming with Sika primer 215 and recaulked with Sikaflex 290 DC Pro. All exposed fixing screws replaced and re-pelleted with teak pellets

• Aft deck sanded and deck/gelcoat edge sealed with white Soudal

Deck and Cabin fittings

• Grab rails and stanchions: cabin grab rails re-bedded, all stainless tube and associated fittings cleaned, treated with oxalic acid to remove any surface corrosion and polished

• Stanchion wires drawn, cleaned, sleeved where passing through stanchions and re-fitted

• Cleats, fairleads and other metalware cleaned and polished regularly

• The condition of fastenings checked from below while the headlinings were down. All fastenings were correctly bedded and sound, with no leaks

• Stainless steel cabin vents removed, cleaned and re-fitted with Duralac to bed the screws

• Lewmar deck hatches serviced: latches removed to fit new ‘O’ rings; latches and rubber surrounds silicone greased before re-fitting. Teak surrounds sanded back and re-varnished

• Wynn straight-line wipers dismantled (leaving interior motor units in place), cleaned, cases re-painted, greased and re-assembled with new logos. Wiper springs checked and re-fitted as necessary. Screen wash delivery pipework renewed, and copper/brass nozzles re-fitted

• Old fenders and fender lines replaced with new, and new fender socks fitted

• Cabin roof engine removal hatch: all stainless steel cover strips lifted, cleaned and re-bedded on Sikaflex 291i using existing stainless steel fastenings

Windlass

See also ‘Chain Locker’ and ‘24V Bow thruster and Lofrans windlass wiring’

• Complete service, strip down and grease; oil change; new ‘Lofrans’ logo fitted

• Foot switches dismantled, contacts cleaned and re-fitted

Canopy and Spray Dodgers

• New canopy fitted 2018. Treated annually with Fabsil and re-vinyled June 2024

• New Spray Dodgers fitted

Mast and Aerials

• Mast cleaned, sanded and repainted 2x undercoat 2x topcoat. 

• Radar installation checked and cleaned

• 2 of the 4 cabin top aerials replaced with matching new Shakespeare 5101-S and the other two rewired with Shakespeare gold plated connectors and adhesive heat shrink protection.

Navigation Lights etc.

• Following replaced with new LED fittings:

  • Port and stbd lights, P&S boxes stripped, re-varnished, painted and remounted with rubber clearance washers

  • Mast head light

  • Stern light

  • Deck flood light

  • All round light 360°

• Overhead red night lights (galley and wheelhouse) dismantled, serviced and re-fitted; chart table flexible light re-wired, serviced and re-fitted

Upper Helm

• Companionway doors and hatch removed and stripped. Glazing disassembled, all timber revarnished x4 coats, glazing and door furniture refitted. A new deadlock hook bolt assembly with Euro cylinder, keyed on the outside and thumb turned fitted on the inside.

• Kobelt throttle controls: damaged dome replaced with new. Controls cleaned and oiled 

• Wheel removed, cleaned and hub resprayed satin black; teak back plate removed, cleaned, varnished and re-fitted with Tefgel sealant; hydraulic oil reservoir checked and topped up

• White gel coat surrounds restored: minor surface damage repaired, compounded and polished

• Teak surrounds stripped and varnished x4 coats

• Besenzoni pedestal seats: upholstery restored and new stainless snap fasteners fitted. Custom white canvas protective covers.

• New powder coated instrument panel fitted and old Cetrek instruments replaced with Raymarine speed-log, depth and compass instruments. Custom white canvas protective cover.

• New Raymarine transducers fitted in engine room for speed and depth instruments and wired back to the upper helm

• All Raymarine instruments daisy chain linked between wheelhouse and upper helm instrument panels

• Upper helm VHF retained

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Interior 

General

• All removable items taken out to assist access to interior hull surfaces and bulkheads for cleaning and painting with 3 coats of bilge paint.

• All headlinings taken down and overhead surfaces and timber headlining bearers cleaned and painted. 

• 25mm PIR insulation fitted and foil-taped in place.

• Headlining fabric replaced and panels re-fitted

• ‘Skyshade’ overhead blinds taken down, disassembled, new fabric fitted and blinds re-installed

• Upholstery and mattresses re-covered with new fire retardant fabric and re-buttoned

• All veneered and solid teak cabinetry cleaned, water damage and staining remedied, finish restored with Osmo Polyx where necessary. Surfaces teak oiled to restore the colour.

• Carpeting removed and new flooring fitted as follows:

  • Sole board panels replaced or restored, and undersides painted

  • Bearers strengthened and repainted

  • All panels then veneered with structural teak, white caulked, sealed with four coats of 2-pack polyurethane and re-fitted 

  • Panels fitted as necessary with ring pulls for inspection of fuel and water pipes, the fwd ensuite seacock and tankage

Wheelhouse/Saloon and Main Helm Instruments

• All instruments put into temporary storage to allow restoration of woodwork

• Water damaged finish to teak veneered instrument panel, stbd navigation station and other woodwork, stripped, sanded and re-finished with 4 coats of satin Osmo Polyx.

• 3 teak faced panels below windscreen removed, stripped and re-finished as above

• 6 no. manual override switches for automatic bilge pumps replaced with new illuminated switches and back panel

• New bilge water alarm switches installed (see Bilge Pumps)

• Existing fuel gauges re-located into new powder coated panel within new teak veneered fascia above steps to galley 

• Navtex re-located from companionway location to navigation desk with new back panel and new interior aerial above

• VHF re-located to starboard navigation desk in new panel

• Cetrek speed and depth instruments replaced with Raymarine ST60 Tridata instrument in custom made panel

• Lowrance plotter replaced with Raymarine C90 plotter in new powder coated panel

• Other instruments re-fitted as follows: 

  • Magnetic compass 

  • Radar display

  • Raymarine autopilot display

  • Main switch/instrument panel

• All Raymarine instruments now daisy chain linked with Seatalk cables

• New indicator bulbs fitted to main switch/instrument panel as required

• 12v DC laptop/mobile charging points fitted port and starboard for helm and navigator (connected to marine radio circuit on ‘maintain supply’ breaker)

• New Garmin Fusion RA60 marine stereo fitted in powder coated panel starboard of companionway 

• Existing ceiling speakers retained throughout the boat and serviced

• Bemshey suspension seats for helm and navigator removed, serviced and upholstery restored before re-fitting

Galley – complete replacement

• Old gas oven/hob, microwave, dishwasher, fridge, lighting and ceiling extractors removed

• Existing gas pipes taken out and gas bottles removed from gas locker (port side deck)

• Galley worktops, cabinetry and associated supporting structure stripped out and cabinetry retained for repurposing 

• Sole boards lifted and exposed faces of water tanks (see below) cleaned and painted x3 coats bilge paint

• Ply seat panels and bearers lifted and painted x3 coats. 

• Screen wash pump checked, and delivery hoses replaced with new

• Automatic bilge pump no1 (under companionway steps) removed for servicing (see bilge pumps, below)

• Residues below bilge pump #1 cleaned out and galley bilges painted x3 coats bilge paint

• New galley units fabricated as follows: 

  • Base units – 12mm marine ply painted 3 coats grey undercoat with timber edge capping

  • Door/drawer fronts teak veneer both faces on 12mm marine ply with iroko cockbeading and drawer linings in solid Utile. Finished with Danish Oil

  • Drawer/door furniture: solid stainless push latches; specialist hinges chrome plated brass 

  • Worktop cupboards teak veneer on marine ply with gas lift doors. Fitted out with veneered and solid teak plate and mug racks 

• Necessary supporting structure rebuilt in situ 

• Main worktop sub-base built in 12mm marine ply, along with 12mm marine ply base for countertop cupboards.

• Main galley worktop (2.85m) fabricated from white Durasein (Corian type material) with machined cut-outs for sink, hob and storage hatch, together with Durasein upstands.

• Worktop hatch fitted with gas lift and removable laundry bag 

• Solid surface Durasein base for countertop cupboards workshop fabricated and installed behind main worktop

• Stainless steel sink, chrome mixer taps, plastic waste and trap fitted, with connection to new ball valve skin fitting with new hose double clamped with stainless steel jubilee clips

• New 240VAC Neff oven and Neff induction hob fitted to worktop with new stainless-steel microwave behind.

• New dual voltage Dometic Coolmatic CR140S 136ltr compressor fridge/freezer 12/24v DC, and 240v AC installed below worktop

• New Waeco Coolpower 35 Power inverter fitted to fridge circuit to provide automatic switching from 240v AC (prioritised) to 24v DC, to optimise use of shore power.

• One base unit space dedicated to compact dishwasher or compact washing machine or further storage. Drainage connection available via sink waste or else newly installed ball valve fitting as desired

• New 240v cable, switches and junction boxes fitted as appropriate and located behind sink unit and inside fwd worktop cupboard, all labelled

• 2 new 24v extractors with lighting fitted over worktop with new slimline ss switch adjacent to galley steps

Galley – seating area

• Plywood seating panels, bearers and lower storage panels cleaned, sanded and painted 3 coats grey undercoat

• Table and pedestal removed, cleaned, serviced as required and table/pedestal re-mounted on new soleboard panels

• Upholstery replaced as above, see ‘Interior’ ‘general’

Fore and Aft cabins

• Bed boards and panels lifted and retained. Ventilation holes drilled, panels cleaned, repaired, sanded and painted x3 coats.

• Side lining panels removed along with overhead linings, and vinyl stripped, cleaned, sanded and painted x3 coats. Re-covered with new vinyl and refitted

• Cupboard linings removed. Fixed cupboards and drawers cleaned in place. Old vinyl removed, cupboards cleaned, sanded and painted x3 coats and re-covered with new vinyl

• Removable cupboards in aft cabin taken out for servicing and to allow access to hull and pipework for cleaning and painting, and then refitted.

• New cupboard workshop fabricated to complete the run and increase storage and accessibility.

• New 24v Vetus extractor fitted to aft cabin and connected to stainless steel grille stb cabin side.

Fwd and aft ensuites and wastewater

• Basins, work surfaces, shower fittings, all assoc. pipe work/fittings and mirrors stripped out. Electric WCs retained for servicing and re-fit.

• Sanitary pipes removed and jammed seacock in fwd ensuite replaced with new. Aft ensuite seacock stripped, greased and reassembled

• All fitted cupboards and cabinetry removed for workshop restoration or reconfiguring

• Basins/WCs supporting structure stripped out

• Shower wastes, filters and pumps removed

• All hull surfaces and assoc. bulkheads, cleaned, sanded and painted x3 coats bilge paint on all surfaces

• Supporting structure for WCs and basins rebuilt insitu and painted

• WC panelling reconfigured for fwd and aft ensuites, and basin units rebuilt with new laminate, teak edging and mouldings,

• New ensuite cupboards workshop fabricated with marine ply carcasses, with access panels to through-hull ball valves and fuses etc

• Original cupboard doors restored, re-sized, re-finished and fitted to new cupboards

• New Durasein solid surface basin units fabricated and fitted with moulded basins, countertops and upstands

• New mixer taps, wastes and traps fitted and connected to new H&C supply (see below) with isolating ball valves

• Basin drainage connected to new replacement topside ball valves with new pipework and jubilee clips

• New thermostatic mixers and risers to showers

• 2 No. new Whale Gulper IC automatic shower pumps and manifolds connected to shower wastes fore and aft with new ball valves, providing automatic shower pump-out to both ensuites.

• 24v electric flush freshwater WCs serviced and refitted with their control panels and valves, and connected to new cold supply

• New sanitary pipework fitted with flexible connectors from WCs to 32mm siphon break rigid pipework and further flexi connections to new/serviced seacocks as above

• New blackwater system fitted to fwd ensuite:

  • Vetus 88 ltr dual compartment blackwater tank with

  • Flexi connection to rigid WC flush pipework,

  • Flexi connection to dockside pump-out terminal (terminal located port side deck in redundant gas locker box),

  • Flexi connection to rigid vent pipe (located ditto),

  • Flexi connection to black water pump via flexi sanitary pipe, with double clamp connection to new bronze seacock and elbow

  • Push button control fitted adjacent to tank gauge beside fwd WC

  • New KUS level sender to new level gauge (also located on panel alongside WC)

  • New fuses and cable connections (located behind fwd seat backrest in galley)

• New mirrors fitted

• New LED downlights fitted with pull switches (see electrical system)

• Extractors: fwd ensuite existing extractor serviced and refitted, aft ensuite all new extractor assembly with ducting to stainless steel grille on stbd cabin side.

Chain Locker

• 50m chain run out and disconnected from eye bolt, cleaned, cold galv sprayed where necessary and refitted with new bitter end

• Ply panelling removed from locker, cleaned, sanded and painted x3 coats bilge paint and then re-fitted

• Chain locker cleaned, sanded and painted x3 coats bilge paint

• External drain stbd bow cleaned and stainless cover refitted

• Jammed gate valve draining locker to bilges capped off as drainage already in place via stbd bow drain.

• Anchor hot dip galvanised and refitted with new anchor shackle 

• Leaking bow roller assembly removed, cleaned and re-bedded on Sikaflex with new ply backing panel fitted inside chain locker

• For wiring and switches see ‘24v Bow Thruster and Windlass’

Engine room

• All hull, bulkhead and overhead sound insulation stripped, and old adhesive scraped and cleaned from hull/ceiling and bulk heads

• Initial clean of main engines (see engines)

• All engine room surfaces degreased and prepared for paint

• All cabling unfastened, and rusted cable trays stripped out. Wiring reclipped once painting, insulation and re-wiring completed

• Bilge pump assemblies (nos. 2, 3, 4 and 5) and all assoc. pipework removed for servicing (see bilge pumps)

• 2 no. manual bilge pump terminals and associated pipework and through-pipe to aft manual bilge pump terminal removed for service and cleaning and refitted

• All engine room lights removed for servicing. Cleaned and refitted with new LED lamps and reinstalled after painting and insulation completed

• All surfaces sanded and painted x3 coats of bilge paint 

• All ceiling bearers/saloon floor bearers sanded and painted x4 coats

• Engine room hull insulated with Quiet Life 32mm foil faced soundproofing with polymeric barrier from waterline upwards including bulkheads and overheads. All joints taped and overhead insulated panels screw fixed with stainless penny washers

• All copper pipework associated with hydraulic steering unclipped, cleaned and repainted before reclipping

• All rigid fuel pipes cleaned and painted with epoxy primer.

• Kobelt push-pull cables tidied and re-routed

• Painted crawling boards made and fitted to outboard side of each engine

• Tread Master on central gangway cleaned and repainted

• New hi viz gas strut fitted to engine room hatch

Engines, Gear Boxes, Stern Tubes, Prop shafts and Propellers 

Fully tested during original survey and performed well during delivery from Northern Ireland in a Force 7, and again during August 2023 sea trials.

• Engines cleaned, degreased and prepared for servicing

• Oil and oil filters changed both engines

• Port and Starboard Racor fuel filters changed; engine mounted fuel filters changed (x 2 per engine)

• Condition and tension of fan belts checked and OK

• Injector feed pipe no.1 on stbd engine tightened

• Gasket on turbo charger stbd engine changed and turbo charger mountings tightened 

• Gasket to injector pump port engine replaced

• Rocker box gaskets to port and stbd engines replaced

• Loose connection to thermostart power supply port engine remade

• Heat exchangers for raw water system port and stbd dismantled for checking. No appreciable lime deposits found, but cleaned anyway and reassembled with new O-rings

• Leaking raw water hoses to port and stbd engines replaced with new raw water hose fitted with Sikaflex sealant and triple clamped. Hose retaining brackets also fitted. 

• Original raw water injection pipes to exhaust system checked and refitted with sealant

• New raw water pump impellers fitted to both engines and greased 

• Loose cable connection to exhaust temperature senders port and stbd remade

• Air intakes to both engines removed and completely dismantled, cleaned and new sound deadening foam fitted to baffles. Repainted and refitted

• Cooling system drained down, leaking drain taps reseated and system refilled with 50/50 red antifreeze

• Engines recleaned after servicing primed as appropriate with 2-pack epoxy primer and repainted in original colour (RAL 5018) with 2 pack polyurethane

• New rocker box breather pipes fitted to both engines with stainless steel mesh oil traps and breather pipe topside valves wired open

• New exhaust jacket fitted port engine

• Gear box oil checked – very clean and no requirement to change – level to dip stick mark OK

• Spray guards disassembled from stern tubes. Pressure plates removed and stern tube packing removed. New square section packing greased and installed, pressure plates refitted hand tight ready for test (no leakage during water test). Spray guards repainted (RAL 5018) and refitted

• Water lubrication hose serving the stern tubes replaced port and starboard

• Earth connection engine to prop shafts checked, prop shafts cleaned and polished, as well as props and shaft nuts.

• Externally, cutlass bearings in bronze ‘P’ brackets checked for play and OK

• ‘Spurs’ rope cutters dismantled port and starboard, stainless steel propshaft beneath checked for corrosion and none found. Nylon rope cutter bushes replaced as necessary, all cleaned, greased and re-assembled. New rope cutter anodes fitted.

Fuel system 

Four GRP fuel tanks supplying the port and stbd engines are modded into the vessel, with internal baffles. Two aft cabin tanks (port and stbd, 115 gallons each) sit approx. 400mm above the top level of the two keel tanks (100 gallon each) and provide gravity feed to the keel tanks. There are port and stbd filler pipes running from the deck terminals to the port and stbd aft tanks. A cross pipe with isolating valves links the two aft tanks, with independent valve control feeds from a common manifold with port and stud isolation valves, supplying the fore and aft keel tanks.

The keel tanks each have a manual sampling pump located in the engine room to check/remove residues and water. 

Fuel is drawn from the port and stbd keel tanks through independent high capacity Racor fuel filters/separators and then pumped through to engine mounted fuel filters on each engine to the injector pump

Aft fuel tanks port and stbd (aft cabin)

• Tank covers removed and fuel drained to IBCs. Interiors scrubbed with Marinol and rinsed x3. Interior of fuel tanks left as gel coated GRP and not painted

• Fuel tank covers and rubber gaskets cleaned and upper faces of covers re-painted x3 with bilge paint 

• Stud threads cleaned and re-tapped, and covers re-fitted using new A4 stainless nuts and washers

• Fuel gauge senders and gaskets removed and cleaned, studs cleaned, and senders refitted

• Hardened and leaking port and stbd fuel filler pipes feeding the aft tanks replaced with correct 32mm fuel grade hose double clamped with new jubilee clips

• Port and stbd breather pipes to aft tanks replaced with correct new 19mm fuel hose with anti-syphon loops

• Leaking cross-pipe and shut off valve assemblies between port and stbd tanks, and pipework and valves supplying the two keel tanks (fwd) all scrapped. Flange to stbd tank removed and re-bedded (port flange not leaking) with Hylomar sealant between faces

• Cross hose between port and stbd tanks replaced with new 32mm fuel hose and new fuel grade isolating ball valves, all triple clamped

• Manifold connected to fore and aft keel tanks using new 19mm fuel hose and new isolating ball valves. All labelled.

• Port and Starboard filler caps cleaned, new ‘O’ rings fitted, caps labelled, and colour coded (red)

Keel tanks fore and aft (engine room)

• Tank covers removed and fuel drained to IBCs. Interiors scrubbed with Marinol and rinsed x3. Interior of fuel tanks left as gel coated GRP and not painted

• Fore and aft keel tank breather pipes through to aft cabin breathers all stripped out and new 19mm fuel hose breather pipes fitted with anti-syphon loops, all double clamped

• Flexible pipework from keel tanks to fuel sampling pump replaced with new 12mm fuel hose

• Fuel return pipes from port/stbd injector pumps and from port/stbd thermostart fuel return replaced with new 12mm fuel hose

• Three engine mounted fuel hoses showing surface cracks replaced with new

Generator

G&M Power 4.2KVA system. A Volvo Penta 2001 direct raw water-cooled single cylinder diesel engine generates 230V AC at a fixed 3000rpm.; the 12v starter battery was sulphated with no provision for charging from the boat’s systems, other than running the generator. Serviced and rectified as follows:

• Generator covers removed, sound insulation stripped out, covers cleaned and repainted (RAL 9001) and insulation panels refitted

• Failed engine mountings replaced with 4 no. new mountings

• Raw water impeller removed, housing cleaned and new impeller greased and fitted with new gasket 

• Raw water pipes dismantled from engine, rigid pipes cleaned, descaled, painted and refitted, with new length of flexi pipe. Waterways flushed with Rydlyme.

• New engine pencil anode fitted

• Cracked and leaking exhaust elbow replaced, and connected to existing exhaust pipework

• Whole of exhaust system dismantled through to the skin fitting and cleaned, with new exhaust hose fitted as necessary. All joints double clamped

• Generator base frame cleaned and repainted

• Generator engine cleaned and repainted (RAL 9001)

• Cables and terminations checked, cleaned and remade as necessary. New terminal fitted to 12v starter battery supply.

• New 12v 110AH generator starter battery (2024), leads and isolation switch fitted in new lidded battery box adjacent to port battery bank

• New Victron Orion-Tr Smart 24/12-20A battery-to-battery charger with bluetooth connection to the Victron app, connected to port battery bank (bank 2) to ensure the generator battery is maintained at full charge. 

• Raw water system reconnected, and test run with temporary fresh water supply – starting reliable, AC output stable at 230v; DC output from generator’s alternator functioning correctly

Steering System 

Steering is hydraulic dual station with Kobelt controls and push-pull cables from each station, terminating at the hydraulic ram in the steering locker (aft cabin). The rudder tubes have remote greasers.

• All pipework and cables inspected, unclipped, sanded and painted with grey 2-pack epoxy as required

• Steering locker in aft cabin scrubbed and repainted x3 coats bilge paint, pipes and cables reclipped. Bonding system checked and repaired with new cable and terminals as required. 

• Steering gear components in steering locker de-rusted, cleaned and painted as necessary with 2-pack epoxy primer

• Grease reservoirs serving port and stbd rudder stocks, cleaned, polished and refilled

• Emergency steering rods located under aft cabin bed base panels. A removable teak plug (labelled) is fitted above the steering gear cupboard in aft cabin and the deck access labelled and colour coded (yellow)

Automatic bilge pumps (6 no.)

• New bilge water level alarms installed port and stbd engine room with controls and test button located at the main helm

• Bilge pumps, float switches and support brackets disassembled 

• Brackets cleaned, etch primed and painted with 3 coats epoxy primer

• Defective pump no.3 replaced with new Rule 360-1100GPH and SHURflo float switch (stbd fwd engine room)

• The other 5 pumps cleaned, tested, fitted to brackets using A4 stainless bolts/nuts and Duralac to control any electrolytic corrosion. Each assembly re-fitted in original locations.

• All 6 bilge pumps installed using existing pipework where in good condition

• Short circuits in bilge pump wiring located and rectified

• Bilge pump fuses located and replaced as necessary with new (saloon, stbd helm cupboard bottom rt)

Manual bilge pumps (4 no.)

• Terminals and pipework for manual bilge pump system removed, cleaned and re-fitted (4 locations), using new pipework and clips where necessary

Seacocks and through hulls – below waterline

• All through hull fittings stripped of antifouling etc., checked for de-zincification. The bronze is in good condition inside and outside the boat, with no pink discolouration and no deterioration of fastenings

• Raw water seacocks P&S engines serviced: tapered valves disassembled, cleaned and degreased. Square section packing checked, everything greased and re-fitted. Water test showed no leakage into boat. Strainer baskets cleaned, calc removed and screw lids replaced with new O-rings

• Other below waterline seacocks:

  • Fwd sanitary pipe seacock (under galley floor) renewed with DZR fittings, double clamped to hose

  • Aft sanitary pipe seacock bronze showing no sign of degradation and opening/closing OK. Therefore retained. Silicone sprayed, new sanitary pipe double clamped, water tested with no sign of leaks

• Generator raw water seacock and strainer bronze, showing no sign of degradation inside or out. Existing double clamped hose OK and retained. No leaks with water test.

Seacocks and through hulls above waterline

• Generator exhaust: bronze through-hull retained – no sign of deterioration

• Engine breather through-hulls port and sbd: gate valves clean, opening and closing freely so retained and locked open as advised. Stainless steel mesh oil traps installed in port and starboard breather hoses

• Existing fuel tank vents in port and stbd topsides clean - retained as above

• Deck drain gate valves port and stbd left open and retained

• All other gate valves were seized, so replaced with ball valves, bedded on Sikaflex and connected to flexible waste hose discharging topside as follows:

  • Fwd ensuite basin

  • Fwd ensuite shower

  • Galley sink

  • Galley dishwasher/washing machine

  • Aft ensuite basin

  • Aft ensuite shower

Fresh water tanks (forward cabin and galley)

• Tank covers (5 no.) removed, tanks pumped out and interiors scrubbed and rinsed x3, sanitised and test filled

• 2 no. contaminated vent pipes replaced with new general-purpose hose

• Covers and gaskets cleaned and upper surfaces repainted with bilge paint x3 (interior of water tanks left as found with gel coat finish and not painted)

• Threads of studs cleaned and re-tapped, covers refitted using new A4 stainless nuts and washers

• Filler cap (port side deck) cleaned, new O-ring greased and fitted, cap labelled, and colour coded (blue)

Hot and cold system

• H&C system flexible red and blue water hose replaced with 15mm Speedfit throughout

• Feed from main water tanks including supply pipes to screen wash and deck wash stripped out and replaced with new flexi pipe

• Old calorifier, associated wiring and pipework replaced with new 50 ltr hotpot calorifier fitted with drain down point, existing 240v supply and new 2-pole isolation switch

• Fresh water system pressure pump, filter and pressure vessel removed for servicing and reinstalled with additional new hot and cold pressure vessels

Heating System

• Obsolete diesel hot air heater and wiring loom scrapped: existing diesel feed from aft keel tank retained and re-routed from port to starboard side to accommodate new heater location

• Old exhaust skin fitting (topside) removed and blanked off

• 24v feed cable unclipped back to source at breaker panel and re-routed to port side

• New 5kW MV hydro 5-S heater installed as follows:

  • Plywood mounting board fitted stbd side engine room aft

  • Heater unit, fuel pump and water pump fitted to mounting board

  • Existing fuel pipe connected to heater unit via fuel pump and filter supplied

  • New 22mm central heating circuit flow and return connected

  • New exhaust skin fitting stbd topside with insulated exhaust as supplied

  • New fuse box fitted and connected to heater, pump, and x6 cabin heater units

  • Original 24v heater supply re-routed and connected to fuse box

  • Heater control unit fitted in saloon (by companionway steps)

• Central heating circuit installed as follows:

  • 22mm speedfit central heating flow and return with 5 no. pairs of air bleed points with drain down facility in engine room; header tank located in locker stbd of companionway steps in saloon

  • 6 no. 24V Kalori Silencio matrix room fan heater units (fore cabin, forward ensuite, galley, saloon, aft cabin, aft ensuite) via 22-15-22 Speedfit Tees and flexible connections to flow/return terminals on heater units. 

  • Heater units fitted in dedicated box housings with input airflow ducting to each via fixed grilles

  • 6 no. programmable Heatmiser thermostatic controls fitted and connected via individual junction boxes to heater units to establish 6 independent heating zones.All heater units are switched to ‘on’ automatically once the controller detects that system temperature has been reached; individual heaters switch on/off according to the settings of their zone thermostats.

Ventilation 

• All ACS stainless steel mushroom vent assemblies removed for cleaning and re-fitted using Sikaflex 291i sealant in the screw holes; 4” ducting replaced, interior covers cleaned and refitted

• Aft cabin: new 24v Vetus switched extractor fitted into headlining and connected to new stainless steel grille stb cabin side.

• Fwd ensuite: existing extractor serviced and refitted

• Aft ensuite: Existing extractor serviced and refitted with ducting to new stainless steel grille on stbd cabin side

• Engine room: 

  • twin 24V blowers cleaned and tested

  • air intake cowls to wheelhouse sides port and starboard removed for cleaning and inspection of the shut-off mechanism (fire control system). All found to be working correctly

Bilge air extract

• New 240V AC air extract fan fitted port side engine room aft, connected to ss grille (port side). Option to change to 24V DC unit.

• Extractor connected via 75mm corrugated flexi pipe running fore and aft in engine room and connected to 32mm rigid plastic extract pipes terminating as follows:

  • Under port fore cabin bunk (also extracts from bow thruster compartment)

  • Under fwd ensuite

  • Under galley seating

  • Under aft ensuite

  • Inside steering locker

• Bed base panels perforated to allow ventilation of mattresses via the bilge extract system and reduce risk of condensation 

Cross bonding and anodes

• 2 new hull anodes, 2 new rope cutter anodes and 2 new ‘short’ prop shaft anodes fitted

• All cross bonding of skin fittings inside boat visually checked and tested with a multi meter and some terminals/cable replaced before re-testing

• All below waterline through-hulls tested for integrity of cross bonding against hull anodes

  • Zero ohms

    • Port and stbd engine raw water

    • Generator raw water

    • Aft ensuite sanitary pipe

    • Stbd prop shaft ‘P’ bracket

    • Redundant water intake to discontinued manual flush aft ensuite WC

    • Port and stbd prop shafts

    • Port and stbd propellers

  • M ohms

    • Port prop shaft ‘P’ bracket. Therefore, new cross bonding installed between port prop shaft ‘P’ bracket and port hull anode

  • Infinite ohms

    • Fwd ensuite sanitary pipe

    • Redundant water intake to discontinued manual flush fwd ensuite WC 

    • Surveyor’s advice was that these wouldn’t need to be cross bonded, but this could be done if required

Electrics 240VAC

• All double sockets replaced with new flush mount stainless steel sockets, 3 with USB charging points (n.b. 12v charging points fitted at main helm port and starboard).

• New/replacement sockets for galley appliances fitted

• Safety perspex plate protection for the AC breakers and connections behind the AC breaker panel fitted, with warning label

• AC supply lead re-terminated

Main Electrics 24V system

Original 8x110Ah in 2 banks (Bank 1 stbd, Bank 2 port) connected in series parallel to give 24v supply. Boat functions split between 2 banks. Engine starting - port engine port Bank 2, stbd engine stbd Bank 1, with battery combining switch in main battery fuse box operated by push button on the instrument panel at the lower helm

• Existing sulphated batteries replaced with 8 new deep cycle lead/acid batteries (120Ah, 1000A CCA) 

• Battery boxes and lids cleaned, additional vent holes drilled, and repainted

• Terminals and cables replaced as necessary, and heat shrink protection renewed

• Original manual selection battery charger replaced with Victron Centaur 24/40, using 2 of the 3 available output terminals. Replaced 2024 with a more up to date Victron Smart IP43 charger 24V/25A which has 5 stage charging including battery storage mode when batteries are not being used, together with bluetooth connectivity.

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24V Bow thruster and Lofrans windlass wiring

Bow thruster wiring had been previously retrofitted and inadequate, with supply tapped into the windlass supply (35mm cable, 70A breaker), insufficient to meet electrical load from bow thruster. 

Lofrans system upgraded as follows:

• All wiring to Lofrans foot switches and windlass renewed as appropriate, with new terminals and heat shrink protection

• Foot switches removed and serviced. Contacts cleaned, switches reassembled, re-fitted and tested

Bow thruster system upgraded as follows

• New battery box fitted, with 2x new 110Ah 12V batteries connected in series to supply the bow thruster

• New 24v/24v Durite 27.4V/25.6V split charge unit connected back to main breaker Bank 1 (24V breaker panel) with new 16mm cable, terminals and heat shrink. Thus whenever main breaker No1 is engaged and Bank 1 voltage exceeds 25.6V the windlass batteries will be charged.

• Bow thruster unit connected to its dedicated battery bank via heavy duty switch, retaining the existing fuse assembly, and tested

Lighting 24V

• All overhead halogen downlights replaced with new flush mount Hafele Loox 24V LED downlights.

• All light switches replaced with stainless steel flush mount to match sockets

• All 6 halogen reading lights replaced with stainless steel switched LED reading lights

Gas system:

• All gas appliances and pipework removed; the external gas locker remains on the port side deck and houses the black water pump-out terminal and vent

Fire

• New fire extinguishers (red) AFFF as follows: saloon 2kg, galley 2kg, fore cabin 2kg aft cabin 6kg

• Existing dry powder extinguishers (blue) still showing as OK retained as follows: 1 x under helm seat, 1 x under navigator’s seat, 1 x aft cabin locker, port side.

• Seafire fire extinguisher in engine room – fixed installation operated from saloon. System examined; pressure gauge showing OK

• New fire port fitted between the fwd V-berths to enable firefighting in the enclosed bow thruster area. 

• Emergency air shut off levers for port and starboard engine room air intakes checked as above.

• Kidde carbon monoxide alarm fitted in engine room, fwd bulkhead.

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