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2006 Refit and Refurbishment |
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After purchase by the current owner the vessel was relocated to the South Island port of Dunedin, New Zealand where an extensive refit was undertaken. The refit concentrated on modernising the vessel to a high standard, retaining its functional appearance and retaining easy care features. All cabins were refurbished, along with conversion of redundant work spaces to accommodation. This work didn’t require any structural alteration and the original integrity of the ship is maintained.
The vessels basic amenities such as laundry facilities, toilets/showers, hot water systems, etc were repaired upgraded or replaced to meet modern expectations.
Though the aesthetic characteristics of the vessel received major attention, at the same time the mechanical and structural facets were not neglected. The owner has not compromised on any engineering aspects of the vessel and has undertaken to replace/repair any portion of the ship that either required attention or was likely to do so in the future, thereby upgrading her into a reliable, self-sufficient long distance cruiser.
Below is a list of major works that were undertaken during the refit period. The list it is by no means exhaustive as many additional work was undertaken at the same time to bring the vessel to the standard she is today.
 
Exterior Work
- All decks and superstructure paint removed back to the bare steel with Ultra High Pressure Water Blasting and repainted with an Altex coating system
- Cranes rebuilt and winches serviced
- Replacement steel work for any damaged, thin or rusted superstructure
- Stainless deck rails around top deck installed with teak capping
- Trawl Door Frames removed
- Old fore deck crane mount removed
- Bulwarks replaced where the old frame was on the Starboard side
- Stainless steel anchor plate added
- New stainless steel tank breathers all round
- All deck drains replaced
- All old wiring and cable trunks removed
- Stainless lips on all overboard discharge pipes.
  Hull Work - Full hull ultrasound at 6 inch intervals along the hull
- Any hull under 7 mm replaced with 12 mm corrosion resistant plate by fully registered welders to International Survey Standard
- All zincs replaced
- All redundant hull fittings removed
- All through hull fittings removed and serviced.
- Sonar pod removed and filled in.
- Additional starboard rub strip installed
- Altex 5 year antifouling system applied
- All ballast removed and hull internally painted and protected with Altex paint system
- Ballast cleaned and replaced on new retainers in engine room and sounder space.
- 10 ton of lead added to section 3 in addition to current ballast.
  Tanks - All tanks checked and cleaned
- Fresh water tanks cleaned and re surfaced
- Fresh water lines/valves replaced in stainless steel
- Oil tanks cleaned checked
- Ballast tanks cleaned checked
- All new tank breathers fabricated from stainless steel
Interior Work
- All aluminium deckhead lining replaced with new modern material
- All cabins new carpet and light oak joinery
- All bunks built in new light oak joinery
- All cabins have 24 inch LCD TV and DVD players installed
- All cabins new sinks and taps
- All showers and toilets refurbished
- Kingsize bed and owners cabin built in old computer lab with ensuite
- Kingsize bed and cabin built in lower deck office.
- All interior repainted in 2 pot Altex paint
- New carpet in the mess
- Mess chairs reupholstered in black leather
- Galley oven rebuilt
- Galley fridges rebuilt
- New galley commercial dishwasher (plus one spare unit)
- New Maytag washing machines and dryers
- New dryer ducting
- Dumb waiter serviced
- New ventilation ducting in middle deck
Refrigeration
- All piping and control gear replaced
- New fully sealed modern compressors for front and science freezers
- Stainless shelving installed in blast and chiller
- New main chiller and blast freezer units installed
- New icemaker installed
Electrical - All fan motors replaced or rebuilt properly
- All fan control gear replaced with variable frequency drives
- All lighting replaced with energy efficient bulbs and modern fittings
- All unused wiring and equipment removed
Electronics - 25 kw Furuno FAR series Radar/Plotter
- 12 kw Furuno Navnet series Radar
- Furuno Navnet Plotters ( 3 of, Port Station, Starboard Station, Chart Station)
- Furuno Navnet 1 Kw Sounder
- Furuno Navnet Weather Fax
- Furuno SC160 Satellite Compass
- Simrad AIS
- Icom SSB
- Icom VHF
- JRC Fleet 77 Inmarsat Satellite phone/data
- Iridium Satellite phone
- Seatel 38 series Satellite TV Dome
- Sailor TV/Video distribution System
- Engine room cameras to TV distribution System
- Wheelhouse Plotter/Rader to TV distribution System
- Wheelhouse alarms to TV distribution System
- 3 x 406 registered Epribs
- 6 x Personal Epirb
- 3 x Sart
  Engineering - Shafts removed and surveyed
- New bearings and bushes in struts and stern tubes
- Propeller hubs and blades serviced and surveyed
- New shaft seals and wear faces
- New main engine heat exchangers on Port and Starboard side
- Main engine turbo chargers upgraded and serviced
- Main port engine exhaust bellows replaced
- New surveyed bilge pump installed
- New bilge suction pickups installed in sections 3,4,5
- All bilge lines and pickups tested for integrity
- All drains serviced
- Sewage system upgraded to new pump and sensor system
- New main and genset fuel filtration system
- Main engines oil/water/filter serviced
- Gensets injector/pump renewed
- Gensets saltwater pump rebuild
- Gensets heat exchangers rebuilt
- Gensets Top Rocker overhaul
- Gensets cooling system overhaul
- New 65 KVA harbour Genset installed in bow.
- Water makers overhauled with pumps and membrane system
- New 3ton/day water maker installed
- Air Conditioning system upgraded
- Heating boiler system serviced
- Fresh water pressure system upgraded
- Air Compressors serviced
- Removal of all unused hydraulic lines.
- Bilges all cleaned and drain holes cleared
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2006 Refit Details