Having had significant work done on Sparrow at MYC, I was comfortable getting Marjorie’s work done at this yard. The plans were extensive and included:
- Deck & Hull
- Removed aft radar/antenna pole, liferaft mount, mizzen chainplates, anchor, emergency tiller chocks, heater exhaust moved to transom. Filled holes with epoxy & replaced treadmaster to match.
- Moved heater exhaust from aft deck to transom
- Installed teak bench across stern
- Installed aft outdoor shower faucet
- Moved liferaft to just behind main traveler
- Refurbished winch islands at cockpit & replaced primary & secondary winches
- Installed dolphin seat
- Liferaft serviced
- Full bottom job; rebuilt prop & line cutter, replaced cutlass bearing
- Permanon topsides
- Replaced deck/steaming light; moved lower anchor light to bimini
- Added chain markers & 100’ polypropylene tail to anchor chain
- Hard dodger detail CAD design done. 3D point scan done of deck region. Dodger not built due to build quotes.
- Rigging
- Replaced rod standing rigging, turnbuckles & fittings
- Replaced furlers
- Rebuilt hydraulic backstay and vang control panel
- Electrical
- AC
- Replaced isolation transformer, AC panel, ELCI breakers, service battery charger
- Installed inverter/charger, Generator Autostart, and Cerbo GX monitoring & controls
- Installed AC watermaker with DC boost pump & autoflush
- Installed AC washer/dryer
- DC
- Replaced charging & storage system with 48 volt 400AH LiFePO4 house battery banks & BMS, 130 amp APS 48 volt alternator & Wakespeed regulator, 48/12 converters, 300 watts of solar on bimini
- Replaced 12v DC Panel with 30 double pole breakers.
- Installed continuous monitoring DC to hull fault monitor with alarm
- Installed DC charging outlets throughout
- AC
- Plumbing
- Replaced FW pump, accumulator tank & FW filters
- Removed aft head
- Added outside shower
- Electronics
- Communications
- Removed SSB, Wifi booster, Iridium Go! & antenna
- Replaced VHF radios, AIS, cell amplifier
- Added Starlink Mini & router
- Replaced EPIRB
- Navigation
- Replaced radar & forward sonar
- Added MFDs, satellite compass, autopilot controls, fixed ships PC and monitors, thermal camera, fog horn
- Moved 7” MFD to aft bunk.
- Sailing Instruments
- Replaced displays, wind, depth, speed sensors
- Added processor, VMHU
- Monitoring & Alarms
- Replaced separate onboard alarms (MOB, WIF, High water, bilge pump running) with NMEA2000 audible & visual alarms
- Added remote monitoring
- Installed engine NMEA2000 data converter
- Replaced Tank Tender with NMEA2000 tank pressure sensors
- Installed NMEA2000 display in cockpit
- Replaced Stereo
- Communications
- Interior
- Raised workbench to add tool storage & make more ergonomic
- Removed upper half of cabinet at nav station to open up cabin area
- Fire extinguishers and suppression system inspected
Regarding spares, supplies, tools and household items the entire boat was emptied into a 24 foot box trailer. Shelving was installed and many bins procured to sort through the contents before loading the boat after the refit.
Of MYC, I can say there is a remarkable team of competence there. I truly enjoyed working with Brian H., Jeff, Will R., Will H., Steve, Michael, and Brian D. Most yards can do straightforward work. This crew is one of the very few that thinks through potential problems to arrive at a sound designs to serve an offshore boat reliably.
That was a lot to cover in a list. Much could be written about each area, with an analysis of tradeoffs about design decisions along the way. For now if you are interested, many details of the resulting system installations can be found in the Owner’s Manual.
