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winter work '06-'07
For the Winter of '06/'07 brings a more cosmetic list to Bill & Fred's work on Shibumi. The majority of the upgrade and technical work is completed. We have some fine tuning but this is the year to spruce up the appearance. As always it is our desire to help you create lasting memories in cruising, we are constantly looking for ways to upgrade Shibumi to go beyond your expectation.
Please send us suggestions on what would make your time with us easier, better or more enjoyable.
If there are items you feel would add to the cruising enjoyment of Shibumi please email bill@mvshibumi.com.
Plumbing
 | Hot and Cold fresh water sink in Cockpit |
| Replace galley faucet with stainless |
| Increased Holding Tank Capacity to 106 gallons by replacing old tank with two new tanks. Forward tank for Bunk and VIP Staterooms and Aft tank for Master Stateroom and Day head. Special thanks to Fred the plumber. |
| New water line for bow anchor freshwater wash down. |
Electronics/Electrical
| Radar maintenance to improve target acquisition. Wow, I didn't know it could be so much better. |
| Install new house batteries. We chose 8-L16HC 6 volt batteries. Wired in a combination series/parallel configuration we now have 1660 amp/hours at 12 volts |
| Relocate the house battery bank from the engine room to the Lazarette. This decision was made to relocate the 1,000 pounds of batteries from midline in the engine room to the starboard side aft to transfer weight. |
| Complete rewire of cockpit and lazarette. Cockpit panel with drop down lid with switches for new Lazarette lighting, Cockpit LED lighting, DC outlet in panel, Down Riggers, Seawater wash down and Stern Windlass. |
| Added 110v GFCI outlet in cockpit. |
| Changed overboard discharge timer location from engine room to day head. Added switch to select Forward or Aft tank and tank monitor for both. |
Deck Hardware
| Two New portlights in bunkroom |
| Moved BBQ from flybridge to Cockpit. |
Mechanical
| Repaint engines to "Caterpillar Yellow" |
| New Navy Blue rubber floor in engine room |
| New Alternators on main engines Leece-Neville 90 amp output (replacing 50 amp output) |
| Flush and bleed entire Hynautic engine control system |
| Insulate bow thruster |
| R & R Stabilizer fins to replace exterior seals (scheduled maintenance) |
| Custom fabrication for 2nd 20 gallon hot water tank plumbed in series. |
Exterior Finish
| Full width Black Galaxy granite counter in cockpit with sink. |
| Repainted Cockpit Cabinets and installed custom door cabinet in center. |
| All new exterior cushions on flybridge |
| All new cushions in California Deck |
| New stair tread on ladder to Fly from California Deck |
| Stripped brown paint from California Deck and sealed clear. |
| Stripped upper and lower rub rails to bare wood and refinish. |
| Rebuilt lid for flybridge instruments. |
Interior Finish
| New 12" memory foam mattress's in the Master and VIP staterooms |
| New bedding & Decorations in bunk room |
| "Hypervent" for under mattress ventilation |
To see a list of past years upgrades click Winter '04'-05 or Winter '05-'06