 10 days prior to hauling out in China the yard informed the yacht that they no longer had capacity for the vessel, the captain contacted Yacht Solutions to see whether things could be organised in Thailand. On the 21st January 2007 the yacht entered the dock yard and by the 22nd work was underway to complete a list of works originally scheduled for 4 months with only 10 weeks remaining
For privacy reasons, the owner has requested the name of the yacht to be with-held. She was a 53m Proteksan Yacht and was re-fitted in a dry dock in the heart of Bangkok. The facility has two dry docks, largest being 110m in length, a skilled workforce and a duty free bonded warehouse on site.
The works successfully completed whilst in Bangkok:
- 5 Year ABS Survey
- Painting of vessel (hull, superstructure and owners areas)
- Installation of new satellite dome
- Fabrication of major stainless support for new satellite dome
- Installation of new gantry cranes
- Fabrication of major aluminum boxes to house new gantry cranes
- Installation of ABS approved sonar
- Minor corrosion repair and antifouling of hull
- Various engineering repairs and servicing
- Service cranes and motors
- Service all safety equipment
- Replacement of mattresses, carpets and curtains
- Upgrade of all computer systems on board
- Installation of new PABX system
- Various large carpentry projects
All the required tasks were successfully completed in Bangkok using local contractors, only one job had to be sent overseas due to coding requirements.
The project was completed ahead of schedule and under budget.
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