It was an exhausting, at times overwhelming, grind, but from July 7th until August 1st I buckled down and cranked out a lot of work. The days were long often starting before 6:00am and not knocking off until after 8:00pm. I skipped a bunch of meals and made daily trips to the marine store, Home Depot, and Target (some times multiple times a day…).
Here is the punch list that was completed during the month of July:
- Buy coolant, heat exchanger o-rings, and mixing elbow gaskets
- Buy/install jaw slides bolts and secure solar arch supports
- Change engine oil and oil filters
- Change primary and secondary fuel filters
- Clean and lubricate Main sail track
- Clean BBQ valve
- Clean coolant hoses and air valves
- Clean engines, engine compartments, and bildges
- Clean jib sail
- Clean main sail
- Clean screecher sail
- Clean up/label electronics cabling
- Crimp MC4 solar connectors
- Cut out damaged Outhaul line, flip line, splice ends, and install
- Determine crimps, heatshrink, wire sizes, and crimp tool for battery cables
- Disassemble/clean/install head exchangers
- Drain and clean dingy
- Empty all lockers and storage, organize, and document all items on board
- Generate electronics wiring diagram/schematic
- Generate wiring diagram for DC and AC circuits (excluding electronics)
- Inspect rigging
- Install Batteries – House
- Install Batteries – Starter
- Install SeaTalk2 to SeaTalk ng converter
- Install Starboard head joker valve
- Install/wire BMS – House
- Install/wire BMS – Starter
- Install/wire Solar panels
- Machine holes and slot into GPS mount
- Mount new terminal strips to isolate SeaTalk power, ground, and data
- Mount GPS antennas mount
- Mount/wire InterVolt programmable voltage relay
- Mount/wire Victron solar controller
- Order Delrin for GPS antennas
- Program BEP battery monitor
- Program Victron Inverter for Lithium batteries
- Rebuild engine raw water pump (spare)
- Rebuilt head macerator pump (spare)
- Repair head of Main sail
- Repair loose freezer hinge screw
- Replace Jib halyard line
- Replace Lazy jack lines
- Replace Traveler line
- Replace UV strip on Jib
- Replace UV strip on Screecher sail
- Reprogram Victron inverter
- Reseat port berth hatch
- Run wire/install GS130 GPS antenna
- Service four winches
- Stern light mounting and wiring
- Test bilge pumps (manual and electric)
- Test run dingy motor, flush with fresh water, and drain carb fuel bowl
- Treat engine corrosion (sand to bare metal, prime, and paint)
- Troubleshoot AIS-650 installation
- Uninstall InterVolt PVR and install Contactors
- Wash all lines
All told the solar upgrade, battery upgrade, parts, materials, boat stuff, and other related purchases came to $8,588.10. I still need to replace the Main Sheet line and Main Halyard and the Jib and Screecher are having their UV fabric replaced, and a new membrane for the water maker. These will add another couple thousand to the refit cost.
Man, I can’t imagine how expensive it would be to take on a boat that wasn’t in good condition…
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