#1 Hull
#2 Underwater
#3 Navigation Table
#4 Salon
#5 Cockpit
#6 Deck
Before & After
Restoring A Boat In 6 Pics…
Tag: refit
Something’s missing…
We have been working on the boat for quite some time now, but there is still a lot of expensive equipment that we have to install. Friends and colleagues have been halping me and donating useful things which helped us a lot… THANK YOU ALL!
I decided to make an equipment list in google docs that will be updated constantly as we progress, so if by any chance, you have something useful for us… we would really appreciate it;)
Full speed astern!
Weather finally decided to cooperate and allowed us to move HIR from Poreč, so Andrej, Elvis and me bought food, drinks and started the engine… Finally we were on our way!
I decided not to experiment with the sails until we repair the mast, so we motored through the calm sea by the Istrian coast. It wasn’t very exciting, bit on the other hand we were really happy to be on our way, so we treated ourselves with good food and great Istrian wind we brought. In the evening, we had dinner that Andrej prepared the day earlier in the cockpit… We installed a headlamp on the tiller, so we would be able to see what we were eating and it turned out to be great!:)
Occasionally the alarm sounded because the engine started to overheat, so we decided to take it slow. It was really easy to navigate at night with very little traffic. We took 2-hour shifts, so we got to sleep a little… until early in the morning when I woke up, I noticed something strange… The engine was running, but we weren’t moving! I tried to go in reverse and it worked ok, but we just couldn’t go forward!? Anyway, it was only logical to go full speed astern! We were doing sometimes over 3 knots this way for 15 miles… until we reached the shipyard in Kraljevica… We felt really stupid, but it worked out fine in the end. We reached our destination!
Guys immediately took down the mast and I decided to take the boat out as well to repair the engine and to do the antifouling…
Taylor’s paraffin heater & cooker
HIR 3 will get new Taylor’s paraffin cooker and heater…
The old gas stove that was on board HIR was full of rust and it was beyond repair, so I had to buy a new one. Also, my big concern in heating on board, so I have been looking around and searching the internet for best options. My big issue is that I don’t want a lot of electric appliances on the boat, so the only options were gas and paraffin.
I found Taylor’s paraffin heater 079K that I liked and it seems that the same unit was on the boat originally. The only problem was the price. 1.600 Euro for a heater was definitely too much for me… until I found one offer on ebay. I was bidding for more than a week and finally won it for about 200 Euro… but it came without a paraffin pressure tank, so I had another problem then… until I’ve found in Slovenian classifieds a complete Taylor’s paraffin cooker 030 for a fraction of the price, so now I have all the components I need and they both look great! I just hope it will all work as well…
‘Cruising boats worldwide use Taylors paraffin galley cookers. Rugged, reliable and easy to maintain, these classic stoves work on the Primus pressure system have many advantages and having no gas aboard is an obvious safety benefit.’
Sails…
Sails are an important and quite expensive part of a boat. When I bought HIR, I got one old mainsail, one completely new mainsail that has never even been used, one old spinnaker, storm jib, storm mainsail and a genoa that has been rolled around the forestay for years without UV protection cover.
Sails are an important and quite expensive part of a boat. When I bought HIR, I got one old mainsail, one completely new mainsail that has never even been used, one old spinnaker, storm jib, storm mainsail and a genoa that has been rolled around the forestay for years without UV protection cover. We took it down immediately and I have stored in in my basement in Zagreb and almost forgot about it.
Recently I decided to have a closer look, so I took the sail out and cleaned it a bit. T be honest, it doesn’t look great, but I decided to patch it up and use it for a while, since I really can’t afford a new one. I stored it in the forepeak for now and hopefully it will work well it light winds, since it’s 42m2… until we get a new and shiny one 🙂
My good friend Marko from Biograd recently got me a slightly used, great looking, big gennaker in a sock which I think will work great on HIR. I can’t wait to try t out!!! Thank’s Marko!!!
What a feeling
It’s the time of year when the boat has to go out of the water for spring preparations, so I organized everything and went to Vrsar with Elvis to do some serious work…
It’s the time of year when the boat has to go out of the water for spring preparations, so I organized everything and went to Vrsar with Elvis to do some serious work. The mariners from the marina towed the boat to the crane, they took the boat with a crane to a dry berth… and we immediately started working.
First, we put the tape on the waterline and sanded the hull, cleaned the prop shaft and the propeller, then we put three coats of antifouling, new sacrificial anodes, greased the seacocks, and polished the hull above the waterline… but we had more serious work to do now – it was finally the time to put back and install the engine!
My friend Zoran from Poreč and his cousin helped us a lot by borrowing us a car with a trailer, so we all went to find the village where the mechanic who did an overhaul of the engine lives. It was quite an adventure. When we got lost for the second time, we asked one lady on the street if she new Filip… and of course, she new where he lived:) The four of us lifted the engine, put it on the trailer and headed back to the marina. It was already 10pm when we got there and one concerned german boat owner started inquiring what we were doing, but Elvis managed to convince him that everything was ok.
The next day the service guys craned the boat back in the water and lowered the engine in place when in started raining. Luckily, my good friend Kruno was there again… He worked and worked, and worked… and managed to install the engine by 10pm… THANK YOU KRUNO!!
The morning after, we motored out of Vrsar harbor for the first time in ten years! What a feeling!!!
Long time no see
It’s been a long time since I have been on the boat, but now finally the time has come to start work again.
It’s been a long time since I have been on the boat, but now finally the time has come to start work again. I’ve filled my car with new floorboards, toilet, repaired stainless steel fuel tank, new pipes, exhaust system, tools… and went to Vrsar. I worked alone for four days and managed to get some work done, but I also discovered some more problems that I didn’t know I have. For example, I have to find a way to lock a fuel tank in an optimum position, I need a new fuel filter, a few new floorboards… However, I did manage to get some work done, but since I was on my own, I only took one picture, before I started…
Every little helps
It’s been a while now since I returned home to Zagreb and I am getting a bit frustrated because everything seems to be happening very slowly, but my friends are trying to help me.
It’s been a while now since I returned home to Zagreb and I am getting a bit frustrated because everything seems to be happening very slowly, but my friends are trying to help me.
Maja bought a new Croatian flag, info chart, teak oil, polishing paste for stainless steel and a cleaner for the water tank, Zoran was in Vrsar the other day and noticed that one of the stern lines snapped, so he replaced it and said that he will pump out the water from the bilges, I was in Rijeka with Elvis and we bought a new exhaust pipe for the engine, gelcoat filler and a new windex and we ordered a new stainless steel fuel tank.
The progress is slow… but every little helps. 🙂
Electricity
I new from the start that after years of neglect, all the cables, wiring, connections, control panel and batteries had to be replaced. I don’t know much about electric installations, so I was really worried about that… until my good friend Kruno called me one day and offered to help!
I new from the start that after years of neglect, all the cables, wiring, connections, control panel and batteries had to be replaced. I don’t know much about electric installations, so I was really worried about that… until my good friend Kruno called me one day and offered to help! YES, PLEASE! 🙂
Kruno is an engineer who lives on a 10-meter sailing yacht that he refitted and equipped himself, so he knows everything there is to know about my problems. He anchored his boat in front of Vrsar and waited for me to come. It took him only 15 minutes to make me a shopping list, so he could start working. It took me a bit more than that to buy everything though. Mario who is a member of my ‘Dobro More’ Yacht Club sponsored me and his company ‘Kibernetika’ payed for the most expensive cables for the anchor windlass. THANK YOU MARIO!!
When I got back to Vrsar, Kruno started working on the new electric installation. He was incredible. Really fast and productive. He did everything himself in just a couple of days, including a complete wiring plan. He also saved me a lot of money by fixing some of the old switches and giving me recommendations on where to buy thing cheap. THANK YOU KRUNO!!!
The work is not completely finished. There is still a few more things to buy and install – navigation lights, VHF station, repair the fridge and anchor windlass… but everything else works!! 🙂
Men Wanted!
‘HIR 3’ needs crew! I would like to invite everyone who is willing to help with the restoration of the legendary sailing yacht to contact me. I need all the help I can get… because sooner we restore her, the sooner we can sail together!
‘HIR 3’ needs crew! I would like to invite everyone who is willing to help with the restoration of the legendary sailing yacht to contact me. I need all the help I can get… because sooner we restore her, the sooner we can sail together!!!
We need equipment (the list below), help with working on the boat, electric installation, rigging check, promotion and fundraising, marketing, PR, crowd funding, photography and film making.
Equipment list:
– Ropes
– VHF DSC radio station
– Batteries, charger & cables
– Navigation lights
– Cushions
– Lazy bag, bimini & spray hood
– Spinlock tiller extension
– Winch handles
– Charts & Pilotbooks
– Lifejackets
– Lifebuoy
– Fog horn
– Barometer, thermometer & clock
– Flares
– Stove
– Gas installation
– Sea anchor
– Fire extinguishers
– Fenders
…
You can find us online:
Blog in Croatian: http://blog.vecernji.hr/hir3
Blog in English: https://hir3.wordpress.com/
E-mail: sasa.fegic@gmail.com
Mobile: +385 (0) 98 389 482
Skype: crosail
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/sailingyacht.hir3
Twitter: https://twitter.com/iJedrenje
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/pub/sasa-fegic/60/554/a65
Instagram: http://instagram.com/ijedrenje
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/crosail
I would also like to thank everyone who already helped with the project. Thanks to Maja for the work and support, Jelena & Andrej for the hospitality and help, Tomislav for the work at the very beginning, Mario for borrowing the multi master tool, Davor for restoring the tiller and borrowing the tools, Tomislav for donating the protection masks, Elvis for all the work on antifouling, support and sponsorship, Special thank to Kruno for everything he did with the new electric installation and hospitality on his boat… and thanks to everyone who got in touch and supported the project. THANK YOU ALL!!!
Voilier 'HIR 3' 