'Poppet' The Leisure 17 - Modifications
There are lot of modifications planned for the Leisure 17 before it sets off across the Atlantic. Some of these include:
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New mast and boom (Sponsored by Z-Spar)
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Standing rigging upgraded to 5mm all around (sponsored by STA-LOK)
- Baby Stay
- Twin luffed headsail furler - Proful C260
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A watertight 'Category A' Lewmar 70 Ocean Hatch to replace the companionway
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Epoxy-fibreglass filled-in original windows
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Upgraded cockpit drains
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LED Navigation Lights
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Windvane self-steering
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A new skeg, rudder, and tiller
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Extra watertight internal bulkheads between storage compartments and quarter-berths
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Lockable and sealed locker lids
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Install two cockpit footwell lockers
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New running rigging
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Full rewire and LiFePO4 batteries with solar and wind charging.
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New sail suite (sponsored by Kemp Sails)
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Hull Antifouling (sponsored by Coppercoat)
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Keel/Rudder Antifouling - Nautix A4.T Fluorescent Orange
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Upgraded bow-eye
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Jacklines on deck
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Harnesss points in the cockpit
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Dorade box ventilation
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SOLAS reflective tape on the topsides
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SOLAS reflective tape on the top of the mast
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Upgrade cockpit drain size and isolation valves
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Glass up old instrument throughull (sponsored by Smooth Finish GRP) and move the instruments to a sealed locker
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Install a desalinator watermaker (sponsored by Mactra Marine)
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New suite of marine electronics (sponsored by Raymarine)
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12V Rutland 504 Windcharger (sponsored by Marlec Renewable Power)