This year we clean the
ballast compartments in the bottom box keel of the ship,
take all rusty steel punching's out and pour over 10 tons of liquid lead in the keel. We use big gas torches and a heavy melting pot to melt the lead bars.
Keep the pot hot!!
This new solid lead ballast, with a much lower center of gravity than the original steel punching's,
brought the center of gravity of the entire vessel down without increase of the displacement of the total ship. And this resulted in more upright sailing, more speed and better upwind performance.
Thanks to the advise of mr Dick Boon and his famous ship design group "Vripack/Netherlands".

Jobs of the year 1999/2000

new lead in keel and new bottom paint
the second half of all the standing rigging renewed
new fridge,
new RIB-tender, new Yamaha outboard
new canvasses, lee cloth, seat squabs
new 24 V and 12 V start batteries
new Cetrek Autopilot
galvanize anchors and chains
overhaul Maxwell electric windlass
main engine new piston rings and alternator and exhaust gas thermometer
overhaul: sheet winches, water maker, all pumps and motors, air co.
new: washer, garmin 128 gps, flojet drinkwaterpump, lewco bilge alarms, generator injectors, fenders, speakers,
new Heart inverter/charger.