Getting The Boat Ready 

Our boat is a 2016, Jeanneau 479 that came off charter from Sunsail in BVI in 2020.  We put the down payment on the boat in March, pending a list of over 80 items being completed by Sunsail before the purchase would be finalized. Trying to get a boat ready that is over a thousand miles away is a logistical nightmare, but Roger was up to the challenge. Roger arrived a week ago in Tortola with 170 lbs of luggage - hardly any clothes - mostly just equipment for the boat!  

Unfortunately, there was still a ton of work left to be done on the boat.  With Roger's encouragement, there were soon 6-8 guys working on it for 11 hours a day until it was completed.  The improvements included new sails, new canvas, new plastic windows in the dodger, all new side windows in the cabin top, all hatches painted and de-crazed (sanded and polished), brand new anchor chain and rode, all new instruments, brand new cushions in the main salon, new leather on the chart and vanity tables, new bottom paint, all new running rigging, new aft outside shower and new galley sink faucet.  Over the next week Roger is also installing solar panels and a water maker in order to get everything ready for when Pirate and I arrive!    




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