The improvements of 2023 are the Simpson davits and a new Highfield dinghy. We already bought the davits last year from HR parts, type S10 electric with remote control. The whole winter they are at Nova in the hall. In...
New navigation screens
In the late winter of 2023, Toine installs 5 new gauges above the cabin entrance and an Axiom+ 9-inch navigation screen on the helm. We can purchase the gauges relatively cheaply from HR parts in Sweden. Now all the devices are in...
Wrapped blue band and new letters
Every Hallberg-Rassy owner most likely recognizes the challenge ... 'how do I keep the blue band around the outside of the boat in the beautiful blue HR color?' Especially when the boat gets a little older and lies in the sun a lot ...
Custom way of reefing
How do you reef on a Hallberg-Rassy with a furling mainsail? We ourselves have done it the following way so far. Start the engine and furl the genoa. Steer the boat headfirst into the wind and keep it there (or the...
Refit Sweden - new companionway π
We have a beautiful new entrance with a retractable door instead of the two separate hatches that you have to slide in and out each time. That took a lot of perseverance from Toine π!!! Hallberg Rassy was very...
New navigation screen π
On the way to Sweden we decide to buy a new navigation screen. The current screen (E120) fails at least once a day and seems to be getting slower βΊοΈ. Now we often watch TV on the iPad outside and...
Roller sprit with bowsprit
We are very happy with our new furling gennaker and bowsprit. With this sail we can sail in light and prevailing winds. The bowsprit ensures a good mounting of the gennaker as far forward as possible on the...
Change from Rocna to Ultra anchor
We have replaced our galvanized Rocna anchor of 40 kg and 65 m chain with an Ultra stainless steel anchor of 35 kg and 100 m chain. Why? The Rocna has never let us down over the last 7 years...
Refit list Sweden
In the period from 17 August to 7 November 2020, the SeaQuest is located at Adams Boat Care in Sweden for a refit aimed at living comfortably on the boat. We are closely involved in the refit throughout this period...
Refit Sweden - center bed
The most important part of the refit in Sweden is the conversion of the aft cabin to a center bed layout. We had the model with three beds and a bench in between. We wanted the layout with a center bed. We...
Refit Sweden - super cabin
The layout of the cabin on the starboard side just in front of the tip with a bunk bed is actually only useful if you need more than one berth. In practice we never used the upper bunk bed and it felt like...
Refit Sweden - workplace Toine
The corona situation with a lot of working from home makes us think about two good workplaces on board where we can both work undisturbed with a lot of video calls. The plan was a new workplace for Mira in the...
Refit Sweden - workplace Mira
The switch to a layout with a centre bed in the aft cabin creates the possibility of a good workplace for Mira on the starboard side. This is important now that we are going to live on the boat for a longer period of time and because...
Refit Sweden - washing machine cabinet
Now that we are going to live on board for a longer period of time, we think it is important to have a good washing machine and preferably also a drying machine on board. So that we are not dependent on the facilities in marinas for this. We had such a compact Candy...
Refit Sweden - card table
The card table is standard too high in relation to the seat height of the bench to sit there comfortably. Toine partly solved this problem herself at the beginning of this year by temporarily increasing the seat height of the chair and...