It has been 6 years since the last refit was made on the Ya. So, it is time for the next one. Whangarei, New Zealand, is an excellent place to do the project.
Here she goes, hauled out with the craneAnd then we go straight into the details, like here taking of the Autoprops. The hull still has the antifouling that the Biosecurity of New Zealand required. Here the hull and centerboard and rudderblades are fully sanded down to put the more durable coppper coat on it. By the way, do you see that part of a solar panel on the lift under side?All deck panels are taken off, to be replaced. Three of them were broken. The tropical sun is ruthless , the panel connections became to hot. The new ones will be CIGS, a complete different system and technology. It is cheaper and much promising. See the CIGS field test from 2023 .
We did many more work, and so much work has to be done, we keep you updated.
