The process involves placing slings under the boat and lifting it with a travel lift which can then roll the boat while in the sling to the appointed place where it is then propped up on stilts and braced at the base. Once out of the water the boat can be cleaned, scraped, sanded and painted.
Sirena at haul out.
View from our hotel room at the marina while Sirena was being worked on.
The mast of Sirena can be seen in the work yard.
Sirena gets a base coat (white) of two part epoxy followed by two coats of Jotun antifouling paint, a very effective paint for keeping the bottom free of growth used on large tankers and commercial applications. We were lucky enough to be able to obtain some from a local source.
The ladder up to the deck proved to be very good exercise during the week we were out of the water.
Disassembling the Maxprop so we can remove the shaft and replace the Cutlas bearings.
Taking careful note of the alignment of the gears for reassembly of the Maxprop.
Work completed, Sirena is again put into the slings and hauled back to the water.
Final touches are put on the swing keel before placing back into the water.
Sacrificial Zincs on the underside of the hull and shaft protect the metal from electrolysis.
Sirena heads back to the water.
Sirena is lowered back into the water.
Back in the water we took a test run around the bay and were cruising at almost 8 knots while only at 1800 RPM! This should really increase our sailing performance now that we're in the Caribbean.
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