SKYE 51

Specifications: Hull Type: Encapsulated fin keel with rudder on skeg. Rigging Type: Masthead Ketch with removable inner stay (cutter rig). Construction: Solid GRP and for deck Airex/GRP composite. Designer: Kaufmann & Ladd. Commissioner: John Alden Yacht. Builder: Mao Ta Shipyard Taiwan. Description: Personal project of a yacht refit project manager « Sandpiper » undergone a profound refit from 2012 to 2017 including: -Complete Osmoses treatment including overcoating the hull with 3 X 450 Gr bi-axe cloth/ Epoxy resin plus International fairing and barrier coats. -Deck over coated with 3 X 250 Gr bi-axe cloth/ Epoxy resin, paint finish with Awlgrip Polyurethane paint system. - Complete reconstruction of the engine room and the forepeak. - Complete overhaul of the mechanics, Engine, gearbox, and V drive+ shaft transmission. New dash board and engine commands. - Replacement of all chain plates - Rebuilding of the steering transmission. - Partial replacement of S/S tanks - Rebuilding of all primary electric systems in accordance with marine standards. - New standing rigging GDI 2010 (boat almost never been used since.) - Seacocks serviced or changed. - Addition of black water tanks on every heads. - Upgrade of the plumbing system. - New boiler. - New upholsteries in saloon. - New mattresses in cabins. - Interior as original layout but new ceilings all around the yacht. - New Lewmar deck hardware such as tracks, blocks, cleats, winches upgrade and so on - New windlass. - New ST 70 Raymarine electronics and autopilot . - All Acrylic windows, hatches as been changed. This as a resume of the extensive work undergone on the yacht.