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WORKS COMPLETED FOR LUTTEUR PROJECT
| DISMANTLING | ||
| EXTERIOR | Boat completely stripped All deck equipments removed (rubber fender, anchors, chain, windlass, tugging winch, towing hook, stern stanchions, mast, dorade vents, fire fighting nozzles, deck valves, crane, liferaft stands..) 2 towing arches cut off Wheelhouse and funnel removed Circular step on top deck dismantled 2 generator air inlets removed All fittings on bulwarks removed and cut to 0. 2 sundeck wings cut off Sundeck skylight cut, weighed and stored All supports on pilothouse removed Pilothouse stanchions removed Engine room skylight removed Stern soft patch removed and stored 4 rollers on bow removed and stored Hand rail removed Lateral airvent boxes cut at deck level All rubber paint removed from deck | |
| STEERING LOCKER | Steering system dismantled and removed All electricity removed | |
| INTERIOR | Boat completely stripped All electronics removed All electricity removed All cement removed All plumbing and piping removed Fittings, electric items and control boxes in wheelhouse removed and stored All panels, ceilings and insulation removed All portholes removed and stored Engine room stairs removed Port side air duct removed | |
| ENGINE ROOM | Fuel tanks emptied and degassed "Engine room stripped except for main engine: 2 generators with exhaust systems removed ; Firefighting pumps removed for maintenance; Fuel and seawater pumps removed ; Hydraulic system removed; Central heating system and fuel tanks removed ; Inverters and rectifiers removed" All electricity including wiring, control boxes, panelsÉremoved. All floors removed and labelled All floors structure removed | |
| METAL TREATMENT | ||
| In Cherbourg, before delivery, hull was completely sandblasted while out of the water, epoxy treated and repainted.. The boat was then fully sandblasted including topsides, superstructures and inside except for engine room, steering locker and chain locker. In these 3 areas, rust has been removed completely manually. And then epoxy treated. | ||
| METALWORK | ||
| All metalwork has been carried out in maritime steel plate quality under marine thickness standards. | ||
| HULL | Kort nozzle completely checked while out of water Propeler completely checked Baffles built around water outlets Rubbing streak cut down All dented areas straightened Old grey water outlets plated. | |
| BULWARKS | Knees straightened or changed Steel capping rail cut off partially (amidships to stern ) and new stainless steel capping rail base built Knees added on stern deck Lateral doors cut on both sides | |
| DECK | Some deck plates replaced on foredeck Vents reinstalled and goosenecks replaced by stainless ones Stainless steel motor pump connections built All filling pipes replaced by stainless ones with bronze caps. New windlass base built Water baffles built around waterways and aft Hand rail built around main deck Raised deck base built over engine room | |
| SUN DECK | 70% new plating | |
| SUPERSTRUCTURES | New wheelhouse built New funnel and air filter box built New raised roof built Central part of main deck roof cut out Fwd port and stbd lateral doors to main deck cut out and replaced Aft lateral doors plated in. Large proportion of join between main deck and superstructures plating changed. Large proportion of plating changed on main deck superstructure All aft part of main deck superstructure new. All skylight hatches removed, treated, and reinstalled with new hinge system (brass insert with stainless shaft). Ex-captains cabin porthole plated in. 2 windows cut aft sides. Water deflectors installed above windows and doors | |
| CHAIN LOCKER | All rust removed and metal epoxy treated Hatch removed, repaired, epoxy treated, painted and reinstalled | |
| STEERING LOCKER | All rust removed and metal treated Soft patch sandblasted, treated and painted Entrance hatch moved to port side New floor supports | |
| INTERIOR | All main deck bulkheads except 2 cut out New bulkheads built as per new layout. All interior epoxy treated and repainted Floor structures built below New door openings made Ceiling beam on main deck repaired Crew head box built Fresh water tank and dry compartment manholes moved Waterways built in guest cabins | |
| ENGINE ROOM | Bilges dried out, treated and painted Underfloor supports cut out Floors sandblasted, treated and painted and some new. Technical ducts opened in fwd and aft bulkheads and in ceiling for piping and for wiring. New supports built for new systems | |
| SYSTEMS | ||
| MAIN ENGINE | Fresh water system rinsed and winterised Coupled air compressor removed and serviced Exhaust insulation removed Engine control panel removed and rebuilt 14 new manometers and thermometers Engine control sensor checked All main exhaust pipes fitted on silent blocks 5 metres new exhaust in funnel Main engine and gear box checked , serviced and painted | |
| ENGINE ROOM | Turbo air duct built New blower and extractor installed Polluted air ventilation duct installed New electric service pump installed (see spec sheet) New electric fuel transfer pump installed (see spec sheet) New electric air compressor installed (see spec sheet) 4 new electric hydraulic pumps installed (see spec sheet) Hydraulic converted fire fighting pumps reinstalled (see spec sheet) New Hamann Super-mini sewage plant installed (see spec sheet) New pneumatic pump installed (see spec sheet) New airconditioning plant installed (see spec sheet) New watermaker installed (see spec sheet) 2 new generators installed (Kohler 50 Kva) (see spec sheet) New fresh water pressure system installed (see spec sheet) New boiler installed (see spec sheet) New hot water circulation pump installed (see equipment list) New main AC switchboard | |
| TANKS and PIPING | 80% of under floor seawater piping sandblasted, controlled, repaired, epoxy treated, painted and reinstalled. 20% new for new systems. Diesel piping: 80% as above as 20% new for new systems. Air piping: 100% new Hydraulic piping: 100 % new Fresh water piping: 100% new Black and grey water piping: 100 % new Air ducts: 80% new Valves: 80% removed, sandblasted, treated and fully serviced and bench tested at 12 bars. 20% new. New non-return valves installed New glass visual controls installed New sea water filters installed Stainless steel water drain pipes built and installed Stainless steel grey and black water tanks built Existing steering hydraulic tanks sandblasted, treated and reinstalled. Stainless steel windlass hydraulic tank built Stainless capstan hydraulic tank built and installed Stainless steel expansion built and installed tank for main engine Vent pipes changed to new interior flexible piping Day tank stainless vent fitted on main deck New Kuebler magnetic level gauge installed for day tank New Kuebler level gauges installed for fresh water tanks 14 stainless steel strum boxes installed on all suction pipes All manometers have been fully checked and serviced. | |
| MISCELLANEOUS | Hydraulic steering system removed and completely renewed. Kort nozzle and propeller completely checked Windlass converted to hydraulic system reinstalled | |
| STUDIES AND CLASSIFICATION | ||
| Complete design study of 2 layout versions (Butch Design & Jacques Louvet)) Complete electrical circuit and alarms study (Eric Perryman) Full hull thickness measurements (Foure Lagadec) Historic file and original plans (French Navy & CMN archives compiled by Jacques Louvet) Bureau Veritas classification underway Full quotation for project completion Procedure book under completion including all technical drawings (Olivier Mesle) | ||