A new rudder and a new bar
As we have seen with the exterior paint and layout of the boat, Jean-Baptiste is a perfectionist. He therefore wanted to completely refurbish his Edel 5. The devil being in the details, he also tackled the appendages and fittings.
The rudder blade is rebuilt in composite, based on the existing blade. It then received a metallic paint, matching the hull of the sailboat. Jean-Baptiste then made himself a new wooden tiller, with an elbow to raise it.
The downstairs door is also redone.
Storage and cockpit footwell
The young man also decided to add an element at the bottom of the cockpit. The new box allows both to wedge the feet at the head and to offer an accessible storage with a small hatch. It receives the mainsheet turret.
The outboard's feeder also benefits from a rejuvenation treatment. Once stripped on the outside, it receives a red metallic paint just like the one on the hull.
Fittings and decorations
The fittings are changed. The boat received a new genoa track and chrome-plated stainless steel cleats. The only exception in this refit entirely done by Jean-Baptiste, he called upon a professional friend for the stainless steel boilerwork. The balconies and stanchions are thus refurbished.
On the rigging side, there are a few cracks on the original 1975 mast, which will surely need to be replaced in the long run. In the meantime, the young man has decided to put an aluminum covering on it. The current rigging, in blue matching the boat, is changed.
The devil being in the details, Jean-Baptiste pushes perfectionism to the point of cutting a new Edel 5 logo and the name of his boat out of pieces of wood.
Many hours and a substantial budget
This refit is undoubtedly the work of a passionate person and Jean-Baptiste did not count on the expense. At the time of writing, he spent almost 14 times the purchase price of the boat in the operation. On an Edel 5 bought for 500 euros, the material purchased, including new sails, screws, and new balconies, amounts to between 6,000 and 7,000 euros. Jean-Baptiste estimates that he spent between 1,300 and 1,400 hours working on his boat.
Fortunately, the satisfaction of a job well done at the time of the launch is undoubtedly equal to the effort!
