Forestay wire has bird cage.

bad things can be hiding inside the foil of the forestay.

Lack of cooling water

Impellers are a common problem due to lack of water, blocked pipes or shut seacocks.

Smooth antifouling

Fresh application of Coppercoat hard antifouling.

new seacocks.

Plastic seacocks are becoming more popular and recognised by insurance companies and have a lifetime of 25 years.

Keel Nuts.

Another important part of the yacht that is overlooked. Clean dry bilges prevent corrosion, damp odours and the first signs of potential problems.

Seacocks & pipes.

Unseen & untested could be result in a disaster out at sea.

In mast furling systems.

Like them or not they have their place but will get stuck from time to time.

Electric pumps.

these pumps are very reliable but over the years can fail, most can be stripped down and repaired.

Anodes.

Very important to replace anodes as they protect expensive items like the bronze propellers. This one has fatal cracks in it.

New and shiny.

A different propeller but this will now last 10-20 years or longer if anodes are replaced.

Lift outs.

A very important part of boat ownership but if regular you can find and prevent major expensive problems.

Wobble?

Propellers are always working on the boat and electrolysis will affect the weakest metals making holes in props that can cause cavitation.

I need a trained ferret!

The backbone of all yachts is always hidden in the smallest of places.

Accidents do happen.

A bent forestay and ripped sail, checked & quickly repaired.

Fuel.

Fuel bug is a huge problem on some boats, regular maintenance can spot the telltale signs before its terminal.

Teak decks.

Teak looks very nice but when old becomes ugly and expensive to maintain & replace.

Teak has been replaced by new fibreglass, gelcoat & KIWIGRIP.

What I actually do on boats !

Preparing a hull for epoxy.

The smallest yacht in the world.

This was an attempt to sail across the Atlantic Ocean, 1m x 1m area. He did not go!

Repairs on navigation lights are very important and sometimes tricky.

Cleaning.

A build up of dust in the rigging screws can lead to corrosion so washing the boat regular is important.

Gelshield 200

First of many coats of epoxy based paint for osmosis protection.

self polishing antifouling.

used on most yachts around the world, Hempel, International are some of the available brands.

Sikaflex

Caulking repairs can be carried out.

Exploding batteries.

Batteries are a high use item on a yacht and they don´t last forever. this one had a direct short & exploded.

Beautiful slim lines.

Another yatch painted in COPPERCOAT.

Clean bilges.

Having a clean bilge highlighted damage caused by hitting a rock.

All repaired.

After a month of repairs this yacht is now stronger than new & back to clean dry bilges.

Marina La Gomera.

The early days before they had pontoons.

Torre de Conde.

Now a park in the town of San Sebastian.

Just beautiful.