The following is our log of work completed to date on this Fast Passage 39. This does not capture everything but gives a good sense of the type of updating made to Maregan. If you are looking at a similar vessel of this vintage, or an older boat, this is the type of work and time that will be required. The question to ask yourself – do you want to sail or do you want to rebuild a Fast Passage 39? This Fast Passage 39 is ready to go.
12/2019 – Electrical
- New shore power Smartplug
- New 40ft shore power SmartPlug 50ft chord
- Replaced 110 wiring at plug
12/2019 – Legacy Refrigeration Removal
- Removed legacy refrigerator unit in stern
- Removed legacy refrigerator plumbing
- Eliminated legacy refrigerator fresh water intake system
12/19 – Topside Leak at Starboard Spreader
- Drilled, dried, cleaned, sealed
02/2020 – Standing Rigging, Adjustable Forestay, Radar, in-mast electrical
- Pulled mast
- Replaced all standing rigging (PT)
- Rebuilt Pro-furl (pressed in new bearings)
- Removed old radar ‘lawn chair’ mount
- Installed new aluminum radar mount
- Installed new Quantum 3 Doppler Radar
- New power/data
- New VHF/AIS Cable
- Added Steaming light (LED)
- New cables to top of mast and steaming light
03/2020 – Headsail (Hasse & Company – PT Sails)
- Headsail cut by PT Sails to fit headstay modifications
- New UV Cover for headsail
03/2020 – Water
- Replaced fresh water pump
03/2020 – Dodger
- Replace dodger Window
04/2020 – Marine Sanitation
- Removed smelly leaking salt water toilet
- Removed black water tank (reclaimed space for batteries)
- Removed macerator
- Removed 2 x legacy plumbing (off gassing smells)
- Installed self-composting toilet
05/2020 – AIS, VHF, SSB – NMEA2k
- Installed new Vesper AIS XB-8000
- Installed new Yaesu VHF w/AIS
- Installed new VHF Splitter
- Installed new Axiom 9
- All integrated into NMEA2K
- Reinstalled HF tuner AT-4
- Re-installed Installed Icom IC725
- Wired HF to auxiliary lithium battery
5/2020 – Batteries, Inverter & Charger
- Installed new lifeline battery bank for house (Lifeline 4 x 6v)
- Installed new lifeline start battery (Lifeline 1 x 12v)
- Installed new wiring
- Installed Victron Inverter/Charger (MultiPlus 12v/300VA/120AMP)
- Installed Victron 12v Shunt
- Installer Victron CerboGX Monitoring Panel (LCD)
- Installed Victron Switch
05/2020 – Bilge
- Replaced bilge pump (Senior Ultra Bilge Pump Switch)
- Replaced bilge pump wiring
- Replace bilge pump sensor
- Replaced bilge pump plumbing
- Added high water alarm
6/2020 – Solar Array
- New Victron Solar Controller
- New solar wiring
- 3 New Zamp Solar Arrays
- Integrated solar into charging/Victron monitoring system
06/2020 – Diesel
- Replaced Racor bowls (2)
6/2020 – Water
- Identified water/pressure drawdown
- Replaced inline filter
- Replaced hose
7/2020 – Dinghy
- New Aluminum bottom dinghy
- New Yamaha 9.9
4/2021 – Bottom & Prop
- New bottom paint (Scratch + 2 coats)
- New Zincs
- Adjusted MaxProp angle to 21 degrees
03/2021 – Fridge
- Installed new refrigerator controller
- Replaced refrigerator wiring
06/2021 – Fuel
- Removed on-engine fuel pump (2 x electric fuel pumps)
- Added on-engine spin-on filter (Foley Engines)
01/2022 – Balmar Alternator Bracket
- Alternator Rebuild
- Fabricated alternator bracket
- Installed alternator bracket and mounted Balmar
05/2022 – Impeller
- Impeller – Profile K 1210-0001-P
6/2022 – Stern Tie Line
- 450ft 1/2in Polysteel (East Coast Rope Ltd.)
07/2022 – Anchor & Chain
- New Anchor – Rocna 25
- New Chain – 250ft
- New Maxwell motor
- New Maxwell stripper
- New Maxwell button covers
08/2022 – Fuel Polish
- Cleaned and filtered diesel
- Hand cleaned port tank
- Replaced all fuel filters
- Replaced all seals
08-09/2022 – Teak
- Sanded Teak
- Applied 8 coats of Epifanes
11/2022 – Helm Teak
05/2023 – Mast Conduit
- Pulled Mast
- Replaced Mast Conduit
- Re-ran all cables
- Re-plumbed Radar cables at radar mount
06/2023 – Prop, Wax & Anodes
- Pulled Boat
- New Zincs – 6 total (had to drill out bullet zinc on starboard side to fit screw holes) – 1in shaft
- New Speed/Temp Raymarine/Airmar
- Polished and waxed hull – (Presta)
- Cleaned MaxProp and applied prop paint from PYI
- Greased MaxProp
- Replaced MaxProp Zinc
06/2023 – Autopilot
- Removed Cetec Benmar AP head and compass
- Removed controllers/boards from Cetec Benmar rudder drive unit
- Re-purposed drive unit
- New Raymarine ACU-200
- New Raymarine P70s
- New Raymarine EV1
- Ran power to Cetec Benmar drive unit and terminated
- Ran 2 clutch wires to Cetec Benmar drive and terminated
- Connected ACU-200 into NMEA2k
- Connected EV1 into NMEA2K
- Connected P70s into NMEA2K
- Conducted seatrial of unit
6/2023 – Stove
- Removed old 2 burner stove (failed mercury control valve)
- Installed new 3 Burner Dickinson Mediterranean
Who knew you could boil water super fast?
7/2023 – Crankcase Ventilation System
- Added/Plumbed in Racor Breather System
- 100% reduction in any oil smells
5/2024 – Fuel Maintenance
- Replaced electric fuel pump in engine room
- Ran new fuel line from vacuum T to electric fuel pump
- Reduced hose length from fuel pump to engine
- Ran new vent hose to port tank
- Put port electric fuel pump (ahead of mast) inline – was bypassed – racor pressure went to 0
05/2024 – Doyle StackPack
- Installed new Doyle StackPack
- Installed new lazy jacks and hardware
6/2024 – Running Rigging
- Replaced main sheet
- Traveler
- Staysl
- Preventer lines
6/2024 – MFD to Helm
- Moved Axiom 9 MFD to helm on removeable RAM mount
- Replumbed all wiring to MFD
- At helm Radar/AIS/Chartplotter
6/2024 – Spares
- Maxwell Solenoid added to spares kit
7/2024 – Maintenance
- Fused switch for radar
- Changed oil
- Changed impeller
- Bought extra HI Power A39 belt
- Bought fuel filters for spares kit
- Pinned engine room door foam (pins on door)
7/2024 – Fuel & New Balmar regulator
- New screen on fuel pickup forward port tank
- New primer pump for forward port tank
- New Balmar MC-618
- Placed outside of Engine room and easily accessible
- New wiring harness
- Field set to 6 (70%)
- Can be moved up
- New Racor filters