After arriving in Sables d'Olonne in May 2021 on our way to the Mediterranean we had to make a stop-over for Belisama to undergo a surgery involving both hip replacements following a hit on a rock a few years ago in northern Sweden that resulted in some deformation in the aluminium hull that we did not noticed. Indeed, we had hit a rock in Sweden, but did not realise how much it deformed the hull as the behaviour of Belisama was not affected. Below is the picture of Belisama being lifted off water last summer. The angle between the two rudders was not resulting from having bent one of the shaft but rather from having hit the shape of the aluminium hull around the portside rudder.
As a result we had to terminate our conveying between Stockholm to the Mediterranean in Sables d'Olonne for surgery...
The surgery involved removing the damaged hips (rudder?) plate and welding a new one instead. 
Belisama after hip removal.
Belisama, right after hip surgery.
Belisama after the healing of the wound
As of today, Belisama is ready to get back to waters, which is scheduled for 7 of June 2022 in Sables d'Olonne. Here she is in Alubat workshop, ready to be back to sea...
I asked Alubat to add extra steps to get on board. This is to cope with ageing...
Once waterborne early June, Belisama will sail in Southern Brittany for couple of weeks to ensure everything is right, and early September will head through the Biscay bay, around Portugal and Spain to reach Toulon, hopefully at the end of October.
la bande bleue de la coque est partie?
ReplyDeletetu veux dire la bande bleue sous le liston? En fait j'ai fait remplacer toute la peinture du liston qui se décollait par une bande adhésive comme Alubat fait maintenant, avec donc un look un peu différent.
Deleteexcellente idée!Tu me diras comment elle vieillit .
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