Enif – Rebuild and refit of Open 60

Over the winter 16-17 I refitted the Open 60 ENIF in preparation for competing in the OSTAR 17.

The video below covers a little of the work, which also included:

2017 Rig completely stripped, spars painted, checked and reassembled
2017 New Forestay anti torsion stay fitted, and Selden furler factory reconditioned
2017 New Selden furler fitted for staysail
2017 Hull faired above and below waterline and repainted, vinyl on topsides
2017 Keel removed, stripped to bare steel in key areas for inspection and refaired
2017 Rudder bearings / steering lines replaced and improved
2017 Deck inc cabin top repainted
2017 New mainsail, Solent and Staysail made
2017 Hot water shower (calorifier) fitted to cockpit and forepeak
2017 All new AGM batteries
2017 Charging system improved and PC monitoring fitted
2017 Wind geny installed
2017 New MPPT Solar Regulator with PC monitoring installed)
2017 Iridium Pilot installed
2017 Both autopilot rams serviced and bench tested
2017 New B and G instruments and sensors fitted with Zeus 12” display
2017 New B and G 4G Radar installed
2017 New Echomax installed
2017 New NKE autopilot installed
2017 New 4 man liferaft installed
2017 New IRC rating completed for OSTAR