This page compares the original condition of boat components with the result of the initial restoration. “After” pictures will be replaced when progress is made.
The underwater hull
The underwater ship had lots of damages. Three spots of some minor osmosis
Underwatership done, ready for relaunch
Instruments
Only depth gauge worked. Wind sensor worked some times. Displays were unreadable. Gaping holes in the instruzment panels
Rayjmarine i70 next to swtich panel and cockpit sepeaker. Still needs cleaning after months in the open dry dock.
The Motor Control Panels
Key was stuck and could not be removed. Alarm buzzer did not work.
Corrosion at the PCB
The Head
Washbasin
Rusty sink and non-functioning faucet
Toilet
Broken electric toilet, hoses disconnected and seacocks totally c.orroded. Water entered during sailing
This needs total re-build
Sea cocks of the head and the galley
New sea cocks for the toilet in the head
The cockpit
The Helm
Lots of broken stuff attached to the helm, rotten cockpit table
The Mast Boot
The Mast Foot
The mast is going through the deck and sitting on the kiel.
Looks quite bad, corrosion and rot caused by the many leaks,
Floor panels restored. The right one was too rotten to restore it. Temporarily replaced by Santa Clara marine plywood.
Around 1 kg of moist gunk and residues of whatsoever around the mast foot below the floor
Cleaned. Not ideal yet, stabilization of mast food unerway, waiting for parts.
Hatches and Windows
Saloon hatch
Temporary fix until the new hatch arrives from Germany
Fixed windows in the Saloon
The plexy glass is just screwed onto the surgace of the cabin deck. The frame has gaps, the sealant broken. The windows leaded at several places.
Port forward window restored.
Forward cabin hatch
Cockpit windows
The Galley
Restored bulkhead and new panel on working table
Sinks, facuets, cover of refrigerator installed
The Saildrive
Hose clamp of upper diaphragm was totally loose. If the lower diaphragm would have eaked, no additional protectoin, the boat would have sunk.
The Sensors
Three sensors, two for depth, one for speed
One old depth sensor retaines as backup. New speed/temperature and depth sensors.
Speed sensor was totally clogged
Through hull fittings for new sensors
The Manual Bilge Pump
Electrical connections
The Switchboard
No instrument worked
Battery compartments
Starboard side, after removing the battery
Cabins
Saloon
Beams below the floor rotten around the mast foot because of the water Ingres
Replacing the rotten sections of the support structure
The aft cabin
the wood of the top of the cabinet was totally rotten due to water ingress. Removed already in the picture.
Cabin was wet, non functional cables. Cockpit windows sealed with silicone, ….
Ceiling
Ceiling had collaped on the starboard side, was getting lose on the port side too.
Ceiling and bulkhead restored
Bulkhead Saloon to Head
Bulkhead after the rotten wood pieces were removed.
Fixed, with cabin speakers and fans mounted, still needs some cosmetic paint job
Bulkhead Saloon to Galley
Section at the edge with rotten wood removed.
Fitting larger inlet after additional questionalbe wood was removed.
Restored bulkhead, still waiting for the restauration of the bunk.
Bulkhead Galley to Aft Cabin
Delaminated Galley Bulkhead
5mm plywood paneling after the delaminated and rotten pieces were remvoed.. For finish see above.
Bunks in Saloon
Starboard side, the original elevated bunk bed had been removed.
Similarly on the port side
Tank cover and sensor
Forward tank
Backward tank
The Rig
Spinacker Boom
Previously repaire, broke off totally when trying to clean it.
Fixed, might need a new boom end at some point.
Convenience Things
The Bimini Top
The Refrigerator
The inside was full of fungus (left), after partial cleaning with oven cleaner (right)
