Last Maintenance - Completely Overhaul

Nike III was going to be used in the third BOC Challenge 1990-91 by Brad Van Liew who was going to rebuild the boat for the race. He was going to use a deeper keel, new taller mast, new electronics. He was going to install water ballast tanks, and remove the unneeded engine. With the help of a six men working crew he completely dismantled the boat then changed his mind and disappeared somewhere to the west coast. He never came back to put the boat together as he had promised. Gas explosion and fire in my house and the following repairs and reconstruction kept me from my much loved sailing for quite some time. Only during recent years could I spare some of my time and resources to restore the boat to her original condition. The positive side of this story is that everything in the boat had to go through a thorough full maintenance. Everything had to be reinstalled and in many cases replaced by new equipment, material or hardware, like the new Yanmar diesel engine and batteries. At the same time the boat was slightly altered for cruising with the addition of a double bank in the forward part of the boat. Installation of a new holding tank and other improvements were made to abide with  new law  requirements. Before all was done, Nike III is going to be like a new boat and therefore deserved a new name NIKE IV.

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Nike IV is almost finished undergoing overhaul maintenance. To date it required 2,644 working hours and $55,282.83 worth of material. On this page you will find pictures and short descriptions of work completed. All of this will give you a picture of whole the boat.

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Keel

Forward section with double bank and holding tank

The hull

Engine

 
New 50 Hp diesel engine Yanmar 4JH-3E with Hurth gear box.

Mast & Rigging

Sails
The boat comes with 16 sails - click in for more details.

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