Work list 2008/2009

We survived hurricane Omar, while Havana beach/Surf side Bay on Aruba's west coast turned into a serious and unique lee shore (mid October). We lifted our anchors and motored into the channel behind the reef (see real time photo right here)

The deckhouse gets new oyster white IMRON polyurethane paint
The new LOFRANS windlass gets a NEW 100 meter long 14mm galvanized anchor chain, and we learn that this heavy chain provides extreme holding with the 140 lbs CQR anchor
2 NEW jib sheets 1 inch/24 mm diameter and we re stitch the sunbrella sun covers of the 2 headsail's , which are from 1995 by Lidgard NZ. The jib has been working a lot, but is still fine.
Genoa got never used and is a topper!

The biggest job of the year: In October 2008 we restart the charter business in Aruba, which was half asleep since 2001. Our fans came back on Monsoon and we sailed and will sail again to the lighthouse, as well to Punto Fijo and to Aves.
See our new web site: www.goldships.com

 

 

 

 

We got a new washing machine and a BROWNIE third Lung to clean the bottom and to find faster and more oysters.

Work list 2009

January 22 - 2009
Monsoon on the hard
in Cumana Venezuela
The gauges of the travel lift show a 59 ton displacement with about 1 ton of water + fuel on board
The old TBT anti fouling paint gets sandblasted away.
To comply with USA environmental regulations we seal off any left over TBT antifouling with two coats of JOTUN silver gray vinyl, before painting the new TBT free antifouling paint.
Monsoon finally will go into the TBT-free era with JOTUN SEAFORCE anti fouling ... see below...

We weld cooling pipes for AC and PANDA onto the bottom.
Chain locker clean up and organize chain, and we sell an old chain for 10 dollars.

March 30 - 2009
Antifouling, 3rd coat,

planning:
April 3rd
back in the water

MORE AND MORE Jobs of the year 2009:

KOHLER generator: new voltage regulator, new circuit board, new complete stator, new water pump

DETROIT DIESEL: new piston rings, new gearbox hydraulics, new raw water pump , new injectors

PANDA : new raw water pump/extra cooling unit

Clean fuel tanks and buy new 12 VOLT DC battery 235 Amp hrs

New Galley Ceramic cook top / and a NEW Microwave

New Mastervolt Combi 240 VAC/24 VDC charging 120 Amps / 4 kW real-sine-wave

New Xantrex 240 VAC to 30 Amp / 12 VDC Battery charger

Rebuilt Lofrans anchor winch motor plus one NEW spare in stock

All new safety flares + strobe lights + flare guns + MOB lights

New cruising spectra main halyard +main furling line + yankee furling line

New quiet flush Jabsco toilet unit 24 volt

New Plastimo Transocean 8 persons Life raft

New accumulator tank Jabsco for water pressure system

New 2 kw transformer 220 to 110 VAC

New Furuno Cartridge Cuba to Trinidad ( Eastern Caribbean)