Completed Projects & Tasks
Post written by Marissa, - Updated2022
July
- Renaming ceremony complete
- New nylon anchor rode
- Flushed & cleaned water system
- Deep-cleaned the bilge
- Updated the Operations Manual
- Fix head intake valve
Jan
- Re-galvanize primary anchor chain from Emerald Galvanizing
- New Jib from Ballard Sails
2021
Dec
Nov
- Removed bonding system (it wasn’t fully connected when we purchased the boat, and the thru-hulls that were bonded were corrupting the bottom paint)
- Unstick frozen seacocks, replaced port cockpit drain and shower drain thru-hull and seacocks (part 1, part 2, part3)
- Replaced battery wing nuts with stainless steel nylock nuts
Sept
June
Shane and I took ownership of Ripley at the beginning of June 2021. The rest of this project history was recorded in the boat’s maintenance log, and copied here for easy reference.
2020
Oct
- New Webasto Airtop 40 furnace, including new electric control panel, stainless steel exhaust, insulation, and metering pump for Webasto fuel supply system
- New running lights bow & stern
- New steaming light on mast
Aug
- New Windlass “down” switch
- New bilge pump float switch
- New galley propane sensor
July
- New Kenwood CD player
- Replaced fuel hoses
May
- Repair teak deck caulking (as of July 2022, this needs to be done again)
April
- New Galvanic Isolator
- New SmartPlug shore power receptacle and cord
Feb
- Fixed bilge pump
2019
May - Aug
- New engine mounts
- Pull shaft, replace coupler transmission to shaft
- Replaced packing gland
- New cutlass bearing
- New shaft strut fabricated & installed
- Replaced seawater hose
- Replaced exhaust hose & clamps
2017
Oct
- New starter battery
Aug
- New house batteries (4x DeepCycle 6v)
- New battery boxes, platform to keep batteries level & secure
May
- Replaced oil cooler
- Replaced engine cooling hoses
2016
Mar
- Replaced exhaust elbow
2014
April
- New Force 10 galley stove
2013
July
- New Lofrans Cayman 88 Windlass
- New bilge pump in cockpit
Mar
- New CO monitor
- Remounted boom vang
- Reworked reefing system
- Add Cunningham to main sail track
Feb
- Recut foot of main sail
2012
Oct
- Remount windlass
- New propane sensor
- Rewired running lights
April
- New starter battery
2011
Aug
- Replaced wind indicator (anomometer)
- Reworked throttle cable
March
- New exhaust manifold
2008
- Add new anti-siphon vent
2007
Oct
- Repair gel coat port side
- Re-vented water tanks
June
- New house batteries, change electric wiring to batteries
- New head sump pump
- New windlass wiring connections
- 2 new windlass foot switches
- New bow roller
March
- Replaced sanitation hoses, add holding tank manual pump-out
- Replace fuel lines, valves, return line to tank
- Install S.S. bushings to isolate brass from Aluminum tanks
- Replace exhaust elbow & gaskets
2006
- Repair mainsail outhaul
- Fix windlass switch
- Replace bilge pump (Rule 3700)
2005
- New Mainsail
- New Hard dodger
- New chartplotter (Garmin GPS)
- New Frigoboat refrigerator
2003
- New sink in galley
- New Teak plugs
2002
- New battery charger
- Painted cockpit
- Replaced windlass foot up switch
- New instruments (depth, knot log)
1998
- Repowered with 50hp Yanmar
1992
- Blister repair
(Go back to the Priority Matrix, or check the Maintenance Log)