Completed Projects & Tasks

Post written by Marissa, - Updated

2022

July

Jan


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

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)