The refit of CELEBRATION was long and hard, but a very rewarding part of the adventure as well. We truely enjoyed building this girl in the vision of how we thought we'd use her, but the absolute best part was the knowledge we gained from a large group of friends and experienced sailors, and the in-depth look we got at our little ship and home. While I kept taking pictures and preparing inputs for these posts, the work took first priority. Now I'm organizing notes, plans, and photos to post here, so please be patient. There is a lot to come. Here are a couple photos from the repower.
First one of my alignment jig as it sits on the new mounts just before drilling and tapping the holes in the mounts and next the new Nanni 4.220HE the day we set her in place. As you can see this was not the run-of-the-mill pull and replace project. We built new mounts and moved the Nanni diesel to the stern by several inches as the transmission is shorter than the old Volvo, and we had ideas for driving several attachments off the front drive. I'll take you through the thoughts, plans, and actual step in the process. I also intend to add some follow-on feedback as to how it's working now that we're using her daily Feel free to comment and ask questions as we go.
