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Great Auckland Refit 2002
20th April 2002
Three months have been
set aside from Soren Larsen's sailing schedule to tackle
planned maintenance and another stage of the ship's restoration
process. The Aft end below decks is to be refurbished
- i.e. the navigation area, Master's, Mate's and Engineer's
cabin are being totally rebuilt.
Four main areas are underway
at the moment - the aft dek and aft hatch coaming, the
nav area and captain and mates cabins, the engine room
and on the hull the chainplates that hold attach the mainmast
shrouds.
Rennovation work is never
very pretty. Past crew will nod knowingly but new viewers
and prospective voyage crew need not be alarmed - this
is the stuff wooden ship refits are made of. Here are
a few images from the battleground last week;-
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| Tony
by the steering gear at the stern. |
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Marti
by the aft companionway - where there is no deck right now.. |
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| Eric
(the Terminator) with his mighty reverse slide hammer used
for banging out the chainplate bolts |
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Eric's
chainplate team - it took over a week of 10 hour days to
take off the 8 fittings. |
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| Aft
portside looking forward - the exposed deckbeams all in
good condition. |
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Matt's
superb scarfing piece for a repair on the aft hatch coaming. |
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| Below
aft - Dave and Jeffery at the old framing of the Capt.'s
cabin |
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this is the engineer's cabin (tidier than normal?) |
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| Rear
end of the Alpha main engine - the scavenge pump is apart.. |
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and its internals displayed in the main saloon. |
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More
refit images will follow here as the work progresses.
Contact our Auckland
HQ:
Phone 00 649 411 8755
Fax 00 649 411 8484
Email : escape%40sorenlarsen%2eco%2enz
Postal address P.O.Box 310 Kumeu
Auckland 1250 New Zealand
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Design
and maintenance: The Cross Trees Studio, Auckland