NZ Repower |

Engines are in and repower complete! The past week has been non-stop hard work for both of us but it has finally paid off and we’re out enjoying the amazing new engines and running them hard to properly break them in. We came out on the slipway (railway) for four days and used our boom crane to pull the old engines and lower in the new ones. We have brand new saildrives and every single hose going into or out of the engines is brand new. We even ran all new fuel lines and put in a new filtration system at the tank. I’ll let the pictures below tell the story. Look for an video in the next day or two of our first trial run and tour of the beautiful new engines!

We’re headed to the Waitangi Day celebrations today to soak in some Kiwi culture. It’s a big deal as this is where the treaty between the local Maori tribes and the British Crown was signed back in 1840. Dances. war canoes, band performances, marches, food and fun.

Cheers from aboard the refit QUIXOTIC!