dirty green VS silky black
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#oldpine is a beautiful and performant #hanse470e and she’s hauled out once a year in order to clean and #antifoul the bottom. This is an important procedure to keep the boat performant over water as well as to check and fix any damages below the water line which will allow fiberglass water ingress and, later, osmosis. Because it’s easier with the boat on dry, sail-drive lube is drained and replaced, anodes are all replaced, bow-thruster is checked, cleaned and tuned up and rudder bearings are tested for slack.
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Before return to the water and because we’re doing business with this boat, the authorities come to check all the safety equipment (life-vests, life-raft, flares, first aid equipment, communications equipment, etc) and to certificate boat seaworthy, renewing #TagusLovers license at the end.
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Returning to her slip, it’s time to finish inboard engine maintenance, standing-rig checkup and fine tune, running-rig checkup and worn parts replacement, winches maintenance, teak maintenance, steering system maintenance, electronics and hydraulic parts maintenance and several other checks and fixes.
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Looks a lot to you? We love it! ⚓︎ ♡
Dragonfly is ready for the season!
Regatta mode switched on! :-)
When your guests are used to be on sailing boats!
