Des Kearns
Cariad Project Manager
25 MARCH 2023
REPORT #34
OWNER VISIT 23-25 MARCH 2023. REPORT #34
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Cariad owner Tim Hartnoll inspecting Cariad’s refurbished anchor winch.
Tim Hartnoll owner, Des Kearns project manager, Juha Yli-Rami mast builder. Green curry and salt egg lunch at the 127-year-old original gimballed table.
Tim inspecting paint work.
SPARS COMPLETED.
BOOM END FITTINGS FROM OUR ENGINEER/FABRICATORS
PAINT
After a 14-month journey refurbishing all the internal steelwork and replacing 80% of the planking. Finally, paint is being applied.
Long boarding in preparation for next primer coat.
Ae – paint supervisor
KNOCK-ON EFFECT FROM NEGLECT – RUDDER.
- It began with Toredo worms chewing through the rudder.
- The worm damage was so extensive we had to rebuild the entire rudder inclusive of shaft, couplings and bearings.
- Once reinstalled we had an alignment problem with the 127-year old steering gear. (See photo)
- Next was figuring out how to fit an autopilot to a steering gear that was never designed to have one. We settled on the Jefa sprocket drive unit from Denmark.
Toredo worm damage.
Extensive worm damage repairs.
Rebuild rudder c/w copper sheathing in critical areas against Toredo worm.
Realignment in progress
FRIGGOMAR AIRCONDITIONING COMPONENTS READY TO INSTALL. (Siam Cooling)
INTERIOR FITOUT
