Annual maintenance April 2024
Lazaway being relaunched after 2 weeks work in Bangor boat yard. In mid April we lifted Lazaway out for its annual maintenance - always a frenetic period of work! This blog is for the nerds! The hull was given two coats of anti-foul - we use Hempel Tiger Xtra (true blue) - and the propellers and shafts three coats of International Trilux Prop-O-Drev. This is the first year we have painted the shafts and props - we are hoping that painting them will give them greater protection from corrosion. We’ll see. The before and after pictures show the improvement! Before and after Shaft and propeller New sacrificial anodes were fitted throughout - 2 on each shaft, 1 on each trim tab, 1 on the bow thruster, 1 on the stern thruster, and 2 at the base of the transom. A lot of time was put into getting the fibreglass of the hull, and the topsides, looking as good as possible. It all turned out very clean, white, and shiny! Of course it helps if you start off with good fibreglass gelcoat befo