Easter Refurbishment

Starting Easter Sunday March 31st, Sea of Joy enjoyed two weeks of intensive maintenance, a lot of refurbishment work was done mostly with friendly help from Guiseppe Incorvaia and his crew from Oceania Shipyard in Licata, Sicily:

• she got fresh antifouling Trilux 33
• her Maxprop was cleaned and fully greased
• new anodes for protection were installed
• new waterpump for her watercooled fridge
• new navigation, anchor and deck lights based on LED
• new firmware was installed on most of her electronic devices
• a new ultrasonic log was installed (Airmar CS 4500)
• active Automatic Identification System (AIS) for additional safety with CPA alarm and SAR function including additional GPS-Antenna, 
• a new Navtex-antenna was installed
• new seacock and blackwater Y-Valve were installed
• both toilets were serviced
• a new propeller shaft seal was installed
• motor oil, oil filter and diesel filter were changed
• and finally: a new deck paint!
• the UV-protection of her genua was repaired in Trapani by Mr. Lombardo

On route to Trapani I visited Marsala, the Phoenician settlement at Morzia, and the beautiful temples of Segesta and Selinunte.

In Licata I met a lot of nice and helpful people:

• Gaby and Gerald from S/Y VivaMare
• Erika and Manfred from S/Y Motu
• Anne und Willi from S/K Leev Linda
• Heidi and Herbert from S/Y Albatros
• Gaby and Willi from S/Y Capella
• and last not least Maria Sitibondo, who celebrated her 30th birthday with a nice party

A short sea-trial proved S/Y Sea of Joy ready for her cruises in 2013!