Start of the project - out of the water
It was always the idea to use the boat for at least a year, to find out what needed to be changed out or modified to my wishes. Some changes I had already done like the forward ports replacement, installation of the tiller, installation of a mechanical vang on the main boom and the lazy bag. A decision also had to be taken on where the boat would be going for this project. Rio de Janeiro is the place closest by where there is an infrastructure for maintenance on sail yachts. The problem is that it is more than 3 hours drive from my home. The best option would be to use the yacht club in Buzios, but no service structure is existing for sailing vessels. Also the crane to be used was in a doubtful state. Therefore the first step was to confirm the crane was capable of lifting my boat. The end of December 2016 I contracted a crane company to perform a load test. To the surprise of many, the crane was able to lift 5.3 tons. With the Peterson...