“Ιστιοπλοϊκή και ηλεκτροκίνητη θαλάσσια μεταφορά οικολογικών προϊόντων στο Αιγαίο: Η Aυτοδυναμία”
November 8, 2023
Pelago out of the water Νovember 23
At the end of the summer season PELAGO was due for maintenance. It barely made it through the last trip to Kea in November with Dimitri and Gianni filming for a documentary. On Nov 23 it was taken out of the water.
The power transmission system including axis and thrust bearing needed replacement. The electric motor needed to be removed for the power train to be pulled through the engine room. The axis and thrust bearing were replaced after 15 years of continuous service. Fragos workshop in Koropi put the new system together.The axis support bushing was replaced by Anestis working on the boat on dry dock in January. Then the captain installed the new power train on PELAGO.Fragos also worked on creating the steel base for the new Plug & Play battery that barely fits in the space above the other two batteries. The inox steel frame for the rear photovoltaic panels is in the process of being reinforced to withstand the fury of the winds. A new anchor chain replaces the old one again after 15 years of rust gradually eating it.
PELAGO returns into the sea this week when wind conditions allow the crane to operate. All this kept us very busy for 3 months but the new tour starts at the end of February.
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- New semiflexible solar panels just arrived to Pelago
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- Rear solar panels awaiting structure reinforcement
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- Steel base for new battery in place above electric motor, controller and the two existing batteries
