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(Above) Capt. Eric Forsyth and the Fiona


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JULY 25, 2010


Capt. Forsyth is featured in the "Adventure Issue" (August 2010) of
Yachting Magazine.

 

JULY 7, 2010


Capt. Forsyth Reports--A voyage such as Fiona's last trip through the NW Passage and home via the Panama Canal exacts a toll on the boat and its equipment. Of course, routine maintenance has to be carried out all the time, but below is a list of items I deferred until Fiona was home. This should keep me busy most of the year.


Fiona Maintenance, 2010

Mechanical

Carpentry

Electrical

Miscellaneous
Refurbish steering system Overhaul Force 10 Stove Rebuild main hatch Refurbish forward head door Repair shaft generator regulator Paint mast, boom, staysail boom Repaint ship's name on hull
Refurbish main halyard winch Refurbish Aries mounting bracket, pt side Rebuild upper drop board Replace latches on doors of both heads Repair masthead light Galvanize anchor chain Free up holding tank valve 'A'
Re-bush sheaves on Aries self-steerer Descale freezer heat exchanger Sister stbd bulkhead in sail bin Rebuild lower part of forward head counter, stbd side Rewire mast Replace both dinghy painters Repair ding on toe rail pt side, fwd.
Re-bush steering wheel bearings Replace stripped screw in pedestal Rebuild shower tank support Replace portion of head liner, aft cabin Replace non-moving float switch of main bilge pump Resolder stbd water tank vent Move second reef cringle on storm mainsail
Mill cover plate on engine sea-water pump Straighten gantry on radar mounting post Repair rail on navigation table     Install new, strong, towel rack in forward head Refurbish mounting for quadrant sheaves
Refurbish stbd jib sheet winch Replace bearing in rudder post extension Replace panel in aft head     Glass damage on keel Descale radio ground plates
Add support plate for steering wire rope sheaves Shorten wood trim, aft side of navigation table     Glass damage on rudder Varnish interior

 

JUNE 25, 2010

Capt. Forsyth Reports--Today I was able to examine the hull carefully; the damage is not as bad as I first thought. What appeared to be breaks the gel coat near the bow were, in fact, spots where layers of accumulated bottom paint had been stripped off. The gel coat is intact, so the ice apparently inflicted no damage. The forward end of the keel where we had contact with coral does need a little TLC. I still have a long list of repairs to accomplish, I will post them in a few days.

 

JUNE 23, 2010

Fiona was hauled onto dry land today and the mast removed. The delay since our arrival on 8 May was caused by problems with the travel lift at Weeks Yachtyard. The bottom was in surprising good condition except for a thick growth of barnacles on the propeller. Our violent contact with ice in the Arctic apparently cleaned a couple of square feet of the gel coat off the hull near the bow on each side .The dings on the bottom of the keel were probably due to our contact with coral at Norman Cay in the Bahamas. Repairs look to be straight forward.when the hull has dried thoroughly. See the pics below:


The mast is lowered onto waiting sawhorses.


Forward end of the keel. Note the excellent condition of the bottom paint; this pic was taken
before power washing. 

 
Starboard side of hull near bow.


Port side of hull near bow.

 


Fiona off the coast of Maine. Photo by L Schatzer

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