
MAINTENANCE AND UPGRADES
This is an account of new equipment, upgrades, repair and/or replacement of equipment on S/V Discovery and receipts are stored electronically. This list only includes major components; it does not include minor parts such as electric terminals, hoses, wire, and other bits under $50 that may be necessary to complete a project. All installations, repairs, and maintenance is performed by me unless otherwise specified.
2022
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Installed 4 x 26-R Portvisor Rainshields (July)
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Installed 6 x 14-R PortVisor Rainshields (July)
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Installed 2 Vestus SS Dorads w/ 2 SS Tom Cowl Vents (July)
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Replaced Davit lines (1/2” x 40’ each side) (July)
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Replaced 3 x 5lb Fire Extinguishers (July)
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Installed 2 US Solid 1/2” SS electric ball valves for main water tank and saddle tanks with switches located in galley to control freshwater tank usage (June)
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Replaced main sail out haul line w/ 60’ x 12mm double braid line (June)
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Installed 2 Garhauer blocks on masthead cranes and 2 x 100’ double braid external spinnaker halyards (June)
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Replaced stolen 51 mm Series 25 Stainless Fiddle Block on outboard engine hoist
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Installed Trident Marine LP Gas Control & Detection Kit (May)
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Installed Trident Marine LP Gas solenoid and bulkhead mounted Marine Single Stage Propane Regulator with female QCC hand nut (May)
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Installed 2 Caframo Maestro fans in forward cabin (May)
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Replaced fiddle blocks on boom vang with Garhauer Marine Series 30 64mm blocks (March)
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Replaced fiddle blocks on running backstays with Garhauer Marine Series 25 51mm blocks (March)
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Replaced inner forestay track cars with Garhauer Marine 2 1/2" Unibody Single block for 1 1/4" track (March)
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Replaced broken ATN Tacker B for asymmetrical spinnaker (March)
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Replaced broken 57mm sheave in boom (March)
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Installed 4" Marinco Day/Night Solar/Battery Stainless Vent in aft cabin hatch (March)
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Installed 4" Marinco Day/Night Solar/Battery Stainless Vent in main cabin hatch (March)
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Removed 10" hatch in galley and installed 3" Marinco Day/Night Solar/Battery Stainless Vent (March)
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Re-wired electrical system (March)
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New Ancor tinned wire throughout boat
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New shore power cord
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Installed Blue Sea 500A ML-Series Remote Solenoid Switch for house battery
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Installed Blue Sea 500A ML-Series Remote Solenoid Switch for electric winch
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Installed Blue Sea 500A ML-Series Remote Solenoid Switch for windlass
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Installed Blue Sea 500A ML-Series Remote Solenoid Switch for engine battery
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Installed Victron Phoenix Charger 12/50 (90-265 VAC input)
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Installed Victron Smart Battery Shunt 500A
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Removed 340w rigid solar panel from Targa and installed 2 - 150w solar panels
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Installed 4 Victron 75/15 Victron SmartSolar Bluetooth MPPT Solar Charge Controllers
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1 for each of the 2 - 150w solar panels mounted on Targa
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1 for array of 4 - 80w solar panels on Bimini
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1 for array of 2 - 40w solar panels on dodger
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Installed Victron Long Range Smart Battery Sense Voltage/Temperature Sensor
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Installed BlueSea 12A deckhand light fixture dimmer for main cabin lights
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Installed Lunasea 6 3/4" Chrome Flush Mounted LED (soft white/red) light in passage to aft cabin
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Installed 2 - 36" Aqualitz LED Blue Strip lights on Bimini for cockpit lighting
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Replaced all AC electrical outlets with US CGFI 3 pronged grounded outlets
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Replaced faulty Water Witch Bilge Pump Switch (March)
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Installed 2 Caframo Sirocco II Gimbal Fans in aft cabin (March)
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Installed 2 Caframo Sirocco II Gimbal fans in main salon (March)
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Installed Shakespeare Classic Skinney Mini AIS Antenna on Targa on 2' 4700 extension mast (March)
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Removed Vespar Marine Watchmate AIS and installed Em-Trak B951 Class B+ SOTDMA AIS (March)
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Replaced steel LP tanks from Fiji with 3 - 10lb Manchester Vertical Steel LPG Cylinders (March)
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Replaced old steel accumulator tank with Sureflo 2 gal. Stainless Steel Accumulator Tank (March)
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Replaced leaking galley sink faucet with Scandvik J-Spout Galley Mixer faucet (March)
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Installed MaxWater 10" 2 stage water filter system under galley sink (March)
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Removed diaphram shower pump and installed Johnson 1000 GPH Multiple Port Shower Sump for aft cabin shower and sink drain w/ new hoses (March)
2021
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Installed Electric Fuel Pump (Nov)
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Maxwell RC10-10 vertical windlass installed (Sept. by RevMarine, Port Denarau, Fiji)
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Redesigned anchor locker to accommodate vertical windlass (Sept. by RevMarine, Port Denarau, Fiji)
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Haul out, Antifouled, polished and fully surveyed (June by Baobob Marine, Port Denarau, Fiji)
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Installed Iridium Go w/External Antenna (July)
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New Macerator pump installed in aft head (July)
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Installed Standard Horizon VHF radio w/RAM Mic (July)
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Installed Icom M-802 SSB/Ham radio (July)
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Installed Garmin GPSMap 943xsv Chartplotter on binnacle (July)
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Installed Garmin GWind II (July)
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Installed Garmin GT15M-IH depth transducer (July)
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4 Lunasea 5 1/2" Chrome Flush Mounted LED (soft white/red) lights installed in salon (July)
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Replaced brass incandescent reading lights with 2 SCANDVIK Frosted Glass Shade Cabin & Reading LED Light installed in aft cabins (July)
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Replaced 1 brass incandescent reading light in main cabin with SCANDVIK Frosted Glass Shade Cabin & Reading LED Light (July)
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Installed Water Witch 12/20 Bilge Pump Switch and Bilge Pump Cycle Counter (April)
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Installed Water Witch High Water Sensor and Round BP500 Audible Alarm (April)
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4 Lifeline GPL-4CT AGM Batteries installed (April)
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New upholstery throughout (2021 by unk.)
2020
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New Genoa and Jib sails from Zoom Sails ($1000 USD)
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Mainsail completely re-stitched and refurbished including new UV protection
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Built and installed Rigid Bimini over cockpit
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Added 2 - 80-watt flexible solar panels to rigid Bimini (FJD 1060)
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Added side clear and side shades to rigid Bimini by Marshall Sails, Port Denarau, Fiji (FJD 4302)
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Serviced Maxwell Nilsson windlass and replaced solenoid by RevMarine (FJD 1750)
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Added 3 small PortVisors (USD 120)
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Installed 1 - 340-watt rigid solar panel on Targa
2019
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Replaced 100 m of 10mm galvanized anchor chain (FJD 2899)
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Applied bottom paint (FJD 799)
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E-Nex starting battery (FJD 345)
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Installed new lifeline gates and hardware ((FJD 140)
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Maxwell Nilsson anchor windlass complete rebuild and new hand control (FJD 2301)
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Replaced water pump Jabsco 2.9 GPM (FJD 385)
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Repaired bow thruster (FJD 1080)
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New Dinghy Shearwater 310 RIB (NZD 3474)
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New Outboard Motor Yamaha 15 HP 2-stroke ((NZD 2900)
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Installed Profurl C350 Furler and long link plates (NZD 3406)
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Installed Racor Fuel Water Separator Filter (NZD 482)
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Installed 2 Isotherm BI41 refrigerator/freezers (NZD 2600)
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Replaced primary anchor with Rochna 33kg (NZD 1229)
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Replaced shroud turnbuckles by WestSide Rigging, Fiji (FJD 1305)
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Replaced Bilge pump float switch (FJD 100)
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Replaced Propane regulator, 3 x 4.5 kg tank, and solenoid gas shut-off valve
2017
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Installed Rainman 12V water maker (40 liters/hr) (€7565)
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Installed 100-Watt Flexible solar panel on hard-dodger (€275)
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Hella Combined Masthead/Deck Light
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Replaced all standing rigging by No Limits Masts and Rigging, Spain (€2265)
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Installed insulated backstay by No Limits Masts and Rigging, Spain (€500)
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Installed Furlex 304s Furler by No Limits Masts and Rigging, Spain (€3184)
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Replaced all lifelines and fittings by No Limits Masts and Rigging, Spain (€782)
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Installed Stainless steel targa with davits by Arcglow, Inox Almerimar (€3267)
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Installed Raymarine color radar
2016
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Installed Raymarine radar/chart plotter E7
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Installed Raymarine Autopilot
2015
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Instaled Superwind 350 wind generator