Repairs, Renovations, and upgrades 2022:

For the first few years after her trip Miss Cindy was in outdoor storage on Vancouver Island. Because her hatch drains got clogged with pine needles there was some damage to hatches from fresh water accumulation there. From 2014 on she was stored under cover.

Repairs or renovations undertaken in 2022:

Replaced lower drop boards in cabin hatch and repaired upper drop board.

Replaced starboard cockpit hatch and repaired adjacent area.

Repaired front edge of cabin top hatch.

Repaired port cockpit hatch.

Repaired port cockpit locker side wall with penetration of epoxy into drilled holes in side wall.

Minor joint cracks filled with epoxy and painted.

Couple of cosmetic bubbles in glass repaired.

Resealed cabin windows with Sikaflex

Bow net was removed and washed. Bow net timbers and fastening were repaired as needed. Net reinstalled.

New additions in 2022 included:

Two braces were added to the forward windows.

The solar panel arch had reinforcing added to support the self steering gear. Also spectra cross bracing added.

The mainsheet attachment point were reinforced with fiberglass and longer screws used to attach.

A brace was added to the hulls mid cabin.

Wind vane self steering was added. This is a horizontal axis, direct to tiller gear. Knots and a Knot stopper on the tiller allow for engagement.

Main booms which were felt to be a bit light were replaced with schedule aluminium pipe about 250% stronger.

New furler drums were built onto new main booms.

Front boom chain plates replaced with 50% heavier material.

The original tiller and attachment to the rudder shaft was problematic. Tiller rebuilt and SS cheek plates used instead of Aluminium.

Rudder shaft reinforced with solid rod welded in at head.

New 35AH AGM battery installed.

New anchor light and mount installed.

Temporary masthead block padeyes installed in Cayman islands replaced with bolt on investment cast pad eyes.

On her 2008 2009 cruise I put on some temporary chafing gear. The areas of chafe were where the battens and upper booms touch the mast and where the lower boom and or reefed sail on the lower boom touch the mast.

In 2022 I removed the temporary chafing gear and sewed on 2” wide thick polyester webbing over those areas. For good measure I added 1” ballistic type nylon over that.

The bottom paint was done in 2022 with a base coat of Black Interlux Micron and a final cote of Red Interlux Micron. There is a final turtle motif painted in Black Micron.

Repairs and renovations:

New additions:

Interior and spare vanes 2022

On trailer 2022

Things that still need improving:

For chafe protection when reefed a closed cell foam collar wrapped with rope should be added over the masts where the boom contacts, probably about a 6 inch collar.

On sea trials I found a small area in the port foredeck that was a bit soft. This can probably be repaired with penetrating epoxy.

The self steering would benefit from friction reduction, here are some suggestions for improvements:

Casting a cylindrical counterweight to replace the two cannonballs would allow for a counterweight of perhaps 2 lbs vs the current 2.75 which would reduce bearing friction.

The current vanes are just test units made of 1/8 doorskin plywood. The short ones would probably be good for strong winds but for light and medium winds lightweight vanes would help reduce the minimum wind speed needed. The 6” x 48” on could be made with 1/32” birch ply skins and a light weight ¼” core or honeycomb.

Use 3/32” spectra for the tiller control line.

Foredeck inspection hatches leak and need to be rebedded.

Front deck inspection hatches leak and need to be rebidded.

The boards on the trailer deck need to be refastened. They tried to float off when launching and recovering.