5/23/09
The 2008/2009 season ended on Sunday May 10th, when Royal Polaris returned from another successful trip. As soon as the passengers disembarked, and their great catch was unloaded, we immediately went into “Maintenance.”

With the input received from our passengers last year, when we posted the “Maintenance” activity, we realized that our passengers and friends enjoyed the posted updates.

This year, there are several projects on the list:

1.Replace all metal and hull plate to 8000 gal. Water tank. (Estimated cost $85,000.00)

2.Remove propellers and two propeller shafts. Better alignment is needed for smoother performance, less vibration and better fuel economy. Work is being performed by machinists from North Star Propeller.

3.Bottom will be hydro-washed and painted.

4.Replace 22 hull Zincs and 6 shaft Zincs.

5.Replace all metal bulwarks in stern area from gate to gate. Sandblast once metal is removed, apply Maxcor primer, and weld up new aluminum. Welders are from Superior Welding (Captain Billy’s Dad.)

6.Sand, fill with Bondo, sand again, and paint two coats of gloss to:
a) Bulworks – bow to stern;
b) Back of main cabin;
c) All guard rails on outside of boat;
d) Engine room hatch;
e) Bait tank and tank tree.

7.Put down new deck and new rock with 2 coats of Epoxy and 1 coat of Polyurethane.

8.New doors for all three heads in entry way.

9.New carpeting throughout staterooms and galley.

10.New upholstery for all galley seats and curtains cleaned.

11.All showers refinished with linear Polyurethane.

12.All heads throughout the boat have been removed, acid washed, new plumbing where needed and reinstalled.

13.New stainless steel bilge lines throughout the boat and new bilge manifold.

14.There will be new bed linens and pillow cases and along with 18 new king size pillows.

15.Recover bunk pads.

16.Replace wall paper where needed.

17.Replace certain portions of Teak rail.

18.Apply Vinyl Lustre resin to inside of fresh water tank.

19.Varnishing – so the beautiful teak wood stays beautiful.

20.New air condition vents in staterooms where needed.

This is just part of the plans. There’s a lot of pride involved in each project – no matter the size. We are all dedicated to make the Royal Polaris the best!
Will keep you posted on the progress.
Frank