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  **** WORK UPDATE ****

Just fresh from the surveyor's valuation for the insurance we thought we would let you know just what we've been spending all this time and money working on.

The following list outlines the scope of the work carried out:

• The complete replacement of the standing rigging including the roller headsail system.

• Fabrication repairs to the foot of the mast in way of the tabernacle and repairs to the mast in way of the hounds.

• A full osmosis treatment to the hull below the waterline using the Hotvac drying system and International Paints Epoxy protection
  scheme.

• The underwater hull has been finished in Coppercoat.

• Structural repairs have been made to the rudder blade around the lower bearing before the epoxy and Coppercoat were applied.

• All through hull fitting below the waterline have been replaced including their associated ball valves. These are all marine grade non-
  ferrous fittings.

• The stern gear has been overhauled including the replacement of the Aquadrive and its correct installation.

• The aft deck and the deck under the mast foot has had additional strengthening.

• The engine and associated ancillaries have been overhauled including the replacement of the exhaust system, exhaust injection elbow
  and the heat exchanger.

• The seawater feed to the engine has also been improved, with a dedicated skin fitting, ball-valve and strainer.

• The fuel supply system has been upgraded and the tanks cleaned.

• The faulty Morse control cables have been replaced.

• The replacement and rearrangement of hoses in the engine space.

• The main components of the 12v electrical systems have been revised including the replacement of the batteries and rewiring of the
  battery charger and isolator switch.

• The replacement of the wind generator blades and central cone.

• There has also been the addition of an inflatable tender, outboard, electronics and safety equipment, such as EPIRB, PLB and Ocean grade ISAF / ORC liferaft.

  **** WORK UPDATE ****

Not much more to do now. She's back in the water with new standing rigging, newly painted mast, new roller furler for the headsail, all new seacocks, new heat exchanger for the engine, new batteries, not to mention her new owners :)

Just a few more engine tweaks to go now and we should be leaving the dock for a few shake out sails before the big off.

  **** WORK UPDATE ****

So, just to keep any of you sailor types in the loop, we are entering end game of the osmosis treatment we needed. Osmosis?! Well, it's not as bad as it could have been as rather than osmosis of the hull we had a 2nd layer of GRP which seemed to have been put on as a bit of a Friday afternoon job. The osmosis was the delamination between these two layers. So less bad but the same solution. However, the old rubbish GRP layer has been fully peeled off and new epoxy coats are on. Then it's a case of sanding and filling for a long time and then the copper coat can be put on.

Everyone at the yard is working to a deadline September 16th at the very latest for her being in the water and ready for her first few shake out sails (at last!).

Incidentally, we just met another Crossbow 40' owner who livesaboard in the same harbour as us. Brilliant in terms of boat tips.

New photos of work to follow.

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She's a work in progress. We're currently doing quite a bit of re-fitting; replacing the standing rigging, overhauling the engine and getting work done to the hull. However, the current specs are as follows below.

Oh, and we didn't name her "Adamastor". There is a superstition that it's very bad luck to change the name of a boat, so we're not tempting fate yet. To find out about the name go to the links section.

CROSSBOW 40 BUILT IN 1990
Designed by Angelo Lauranos and built by Crossbow Marine Moulding in Capetown, South Africa

Location: Mylor/Falmouth, United Kingdom
Material: White GRP hull, deck and superstructure, Teak laid cockpit - Newly copper-coated 2011
Year built: 1990
Engine manufac.: YANMAR 4JHE 42HP
LOA 40' / 12.13m
LWL 33.2' / 9.90m
BEAM 13.0' / 4.00m
DRAFT 5.7' / 1.72m
DISPLACEMENT 9600kg / 21,120 lbs
Wheel steering

Machinery:

YANMAR 4JHE 42HP DIESEL ENGINE - overhauled 2011
Cruising speed 6 knots
Maximum speed 7 knots
Shaft drive to three bladed propellor

ELECTRICS
Four Rolls 6 volt batteries 410AH - new 2011
12 volt engine start battery - 2008
Charged by engine alternator and 240 volt battery charger
New switch panel
Solar panels
Wind generator - new blades and cone 2011

TANKAGE
Two fuel tanks in keel totalling 350 litre capacity and an additional 20 litre day tank
Two water tanks 1x 400 litre stainless steel and 1 x 70 litre rubber tank
All seacocks replaced in 2011

WATER SYSTEM
Manual sea water system
Pressurised hot and cold freshwater system
Heated by engine or immersion

Rig:

BERMUDAN SLOOP RIG
Stanless steel standing rigging - new 2011
Harken roller furler - new 2011
Slab reefing
Stackpack and Lazyjacks - new 2009
New spinnaker pole 2009

WINCHES
Antal W43 self tailing genoa sheet winch
Antal W40 self tailing spinnaker sheet winch
Two self tailing halyard winch
Lewmar 10 winch
Lewmar 30 two speed winch on mast
Lewmar 8 winch on mast
Lewmar 34 winch on mast

SAILS
Fully battened mainsail - fully valeted 2011
Furling genoa - fully valeted 2011
Assortment of spare sails

Accommodation:

SLEEPS SIX IN TWO DOUBLES AND TWO SINGLES IN THREE CABINS PLUS SALOON
Owners cabin with double berth, chart table, seat, hanging locker and en suite with Jabsco marine toilet - new 2009, handbasin and shower
Skippers cabin with single berth, this can be used as a workshop on long passages
Forward cabin with double berth and en suite access to the day heads with handbasin, Jabsco marine toilet - new 2009 and shower
Large saloon with curved seating to port and settee to starboard
Large charts area in form of twin pedestal desk
Large Galley running aft comprising of:-
Two burner Plastimo Neptune gas cooker with oven and grill - new pipework 2011
12v/240v icebox
240v fridge
Twin sinks

NAVIGATION AIDS
Compass
Raymarine ST 60 Speed log wind depth
Raymarine C80 Plotter - 2008/9
Lowrance Plotter - 2008/9
Raymarine ST60 graphics repeater - 2008/9
Raymarine radar - 2008/9
Dtandard Horizon DSC VHF radio - 2008/9
Robertson Autopilot - 2003
McMurdo Nav 6 navtex - 2008/9
Hummingbird Fishfinder 2003 - new sensor 2008
Standard Horizon Handheld VHF with GPS - new 2011

GROUND TACKLE
Stainless steel Bugel anchor with approx 60m stainless steel chain and warp
CQR anchor with approx 10m of chain
Danforth anchor
Electric anchor windlass with remote control

GENERAL EQUIPMENT
Two bilge pumps
Manual bilge pump
Navigation lights
Guardwire pulpit and pushpit
Sprayhood - new 2009
Full standing headroom cockpit cover - new 2009
Bimini
TV and DVD player
Davits
Boarding ladder
Passerelle
Various warps and fenders
Two fender steps
Boathook
Various engine spares
Two clocks
Two barometers
Radio CD player
Cockpit cushions
Cockpit table
Force 10 gas barbeque
Lazarette locker

SAFETY EQUIPMENT
Plastimo ISO Transocean Plus 6 man liferaft - New 2006, fully serviced 2011
McMurdo G5 EPIRB - New 2011
McMurdo Fastfind PLB - New 2011
Tri buckle lifesling
Two horseshore lifebuoys
Fire blanket
Fire extinguishers
RORC Ocean Flares - New 2011
Danbuoy