We upgraded our boat! New custom fibreglass hardtop Lagoon 440

Sailing Sacred Seas | Episode 16 – Tunisia D | Boatyard Repairs & Our New Hardtop! Welcome back to Sailing Sacred Seas! ⛵ Last week, we tackled some winter maintenance on KAIA and started construction on our custom-built fibreglass hardtop, being made right here in Monastir, Tunisia. This week, Vika is back aboard, and we’re moving KAIA a short hop down the coast to Port de Pêche boatyard. It’s time to haul her out of the water and get stuck into some much-needed maintenance and upgrades. With KAIA on the hard, we tackle some regular saildrive maintenance, clean the underwater hardware and change the oil. We also investigate a vibration in the starboard Yanmar engine, which we suspect could be caused by a damaged propeller on our SD50 sail drives, with help from local mechanic Youseff. Meanwhile, our custom fibreglass hardtop is really starting to take shape! We head into the boatyard to see the progress made by the local craftsmen and take another big step towards transforming KAIA’s flybridge. We also continue planning our new solar arch, an important upgrade that will eventually give us a whopping 3,000 watts of solar power for more independence when we’re back out cruising. It’s another busy week in the Tunisian boatyard, with maintenance, repairs and some exciting changes taking shape aboard KAIA.