The Retrofit of numerous boat systems consumed the seven months of Fall,
Winter, and Spring right up to the day we left for Alaska.
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Major rework was done on the Port and Starboard bulwarks supporting the jib car tracks.
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The Ford Lehman had a new head gasket, reguilt injectors, cleaned heat exchangers, new hoses, etc.
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A sweet dual Racor fuel filter system was installed, allowing switching and servicing filters while running the engine.
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Sue serviced our secondary winches and the mizzen sheet winch.
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A major wrestling match with the furnace finally resulted with installing a new Espar hydronic unit.
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A leaking aft head holding tank was removed and replaced.
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Nine new batteries were installed, including 3 AGMs with 1800 cold cranking amps.
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Tridata, auto pilot and wind instrument in the cockpit will help us along the way.
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Wiring the new Raymarine electronics into cockpit.
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