Maintenance

To protect his invesment, the owner wanted to catch up on some of the maintenance that had been recently neglected. This included obvious things like removing extensive marine growth from the bottom, stripping off the old bottom paint, sealing the seams and applying new anti-foulant. Less obvious, but critical to this owner was new topside paint. The paint was solid but showing it's age and if left as is, would start failing in the next year or two. The engines, while sound mechanically, needed some TLC, such as oil and filter change, check the turbos, replace most of the hoses and other routine maintenance. The thru-hulls would have to be checked, as well as all the running gear, including the stuffing boxes, which hadn't been serviced in years. The steering would be checked and lubricated as necessary. Wiring, switches and fixtures would all have to be checked and replaced if not as safe and efficient as possible. The cabin, deck and windows would be carefully checked for leaks and repaired if necessary. While the vessel had a clean bill of health showing no perceptible rot, if any small areas were subsequently found, they were to be addressed. Within economic reason, everything possible was to be done restore the vessel to it's original operational condition.