Tuesday, 9 January 2024

2024 Service Log

2024 Service Log

Removed and serviced SMEV/Dometic cooker: Cleaned and renewed hob burner fixings and gas jets. Cooker degreased and re-installed.

Laundered spray hood and waterproofed

Laundered Genoa and serviced... stitch repairs to UV strip at foot.

Waterproofed winter cover 


Hull antifoul and polish.. replaced hull anode. Cleared earth plate. Topside polish. Deck Boracol treatment. https://youtu.be/DIfLx4C272I


Cutless bearing replaced and shaft dressed

Gori prop stripped and serviced, lubricated with Blakes seacock grease. Treated with Crystal Prop two-part. Prop anodes changed.


Stripped and revarnished cockpit side cheeks with Epifanes clear varnish (7 Coats).


Engine Service done Feb 2024 at 1599.6 hours. Both primary fuel filters changed. Engine oil filter. Engine secondary filter. Pump impeller replaced new. Alternator belt adjusted (Was new in 2023).



Wednesday, 15 March 2023

2023 Service Log

Serviced Fridge Compressor

Blocked fan and cooler unit


All Clean!


Replaced Flare Pack (Costal). 2 Parra. 2 Hand Flare. 2 Hand Smoke (Next due Dec 2026)

Checked all dry powder extinguishers for correct pressure

Replaced main cabin dry powder unit for a Fire Safety Stick 50 Secs

Serviced Crewsaver Liferaft ISO9650-1 A 4 Man Ocean 23830/A2 MMF (Survitec Gosport)

Yanmar alternator belt, oil, oil and fuel filters. Engine Hours start of 2023 at 1516

Replaced Engine Start Battery... No issues ... it was 10 years old. Precaution.

Chocked house batteries to prevent movement during sailing.

Panda Generator Oil change. Engine Hours start of 2023 at 272

Replaced carbon cold water filter and ordered stock (10" type).

Hull anti-foul with Micron 350

Hull, Topsides and Superstructure Polish

Waterproofed cockpit tent with Starbrite waterproofing

Prop, shaft and hull anodes replaced


Prop sanded back and re-primed and anti fouled (Trilux Pro-o-Drev and Special Metals Primer)

Replaced failed Panda Generator fresh water side pump and coolant.

Panda Mag Pump Fail


Sunday, 12 March 2023

2022 Service Log

2022 Service Log











All life jacket actuators replaced and CO2 weights checked

Engine heat exchanger stripped and cleaned (Hamble Yacht Care)

Exhaust elbow inspected and cleaned.

Sails laundered

Hull Antifoul and Polish







Prop sanded back / Primer and Antifoul

Wind instrument cable soldered at base of mast to solve connection reliability


Monday, 6 December 2021

2021 Service Log

2021 Service Log 


Full Rig Inspection and Tune by K1 Rigging

Replaced Genoa track buffers

Tuned Panda generator current limit down to 100A when house batts at 70% SOC

Full replacement of all toilet, tank and sink pipes (Hamble Yacht Care)

All seacocks inspected and lubricated (Hamble Yacht Care)

Main engine service 1447 hours end 2021

Replaced cutlass bearing (Hamble Yacht Care)

Gori Prop strip and service.

Panda generator service (oil) 255 hours

Replaced gas strut in rod kicker

Replaced kitchen sink tap (leak)

Replaced Johnson fresh water pump (ouch!)

Sanitised water tanks and system using Pureclean

Replaced carbon water filter



Sunday, 3 October 2021

Grace 2021 Rig Inspection Report















Jamie returned to retune the cap shrouds correctly. 

All of the other issues were minor and easy to fix. I replaced the jib track stoppers. I never have issues with the jib car control line slipping in the cleats so I have left these. 

Tuesday, 1 December 2020

2020 Service Log

2020 Service Log

Engine service, oil, all filters etc




Replaced generator impeller

Replaced all house batteries (3) for Seatronic Gel 110AH

Fitted Victron 712 Battery Monitor

Replaced Jabsco heads pump

Checked and tightened rudder cables

Cleaned and serviced bilge pump

Replaced Honwave T24 dinghy for brand new one (sold the old one!)

Replaced deck light for LED type