On several occasions I have had the tough but beautiful pleasure of working on a refit of this impressive sailing vessel. This boat has been the dream come true for few owners, a witness of many of their adventures. She was build in 1924 in Germany for an Ambassador of Germany in Hawaii, who became rich on importation of pineapple fruits. During the II World War she had her lead keel taken away to mould it into bullets. Since then she’s been around with cement and steel blocks. Held in a private garden for many years as a souvenir she […]
Boat Repairs
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Overall inspection and listing the issues, supervision and work with local specialists and companies. Replacement or service of multiple equipment: winches, pulleys, ropes, VHF antenna, radio, ventilation. Disassembly and assembly of the entire rig and the keel with broken seal and traces of bolts oxidation. Repair of a damaged and filled with water rudder, corrections to original rudder shaft mount. Steering system assembly and adjusting steering wires. Dismount of saildrive and assistance with refitting it. Polishing, antifouling painting. Complex check out and many repairs done on a boatyard session of this 13 years old Bavaria 32. Boats in her age […]
This Hanse 385 is a boat that I have crewed on as a 1st Mate, during her delivery from UK to Canaries few years ago. She is basically still a brand new boat and her owner takes care of her well with good attention to detail and safety.
