Repairs

Sparrow has been in the capable hands of Brian Harris and his crew at the Maine Yacht Center. Above is the main hatch repair, needed as this area had a foam insert with no lamination on exterior or interior. Here is another repair made, this one to the main traveller beam:

And here is the turning block repair:

As you can see, the quality of the work is first-class. Key MYC team members are from Goetz, and the yard prepped Rich Wilson’s IMOCA 60’s, plus they work on numerous Class 40’s. Here is a list of the more major things MYC has done on Sparrow since her arrival last year:

• Remove & replace mast track, batten boxes and cars
• Remove and replace rudder bearings, upper and lower
• Repair main traveller beam
• Repair main hatchway
• Remove kelp cutter, make watertight and patch deck
• Repair deck and replace turning block backing plates
• Remove, inspect & rebed chainplates and jib tracks
• Fabricate gooseneck pin, repair boom
• Repair autopilot tiller arm
• Clean up keel, prime & paint
• Repair main & jib
• Inspect standing rigging

Given the stress-testing and all this work, she is in much better shape than when I departed in 2020. She should be in the water early next month, and hopefully do some sailing!