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Project R11 · 2024 · Mengi Yay, Tuzla

M/Y Grand Rusalina

Six months. Four and a half in dry dock. One 60-metre Trinity returned to class.

60m
Length overall
966GT
Gross tonnage
6mo
Refit duration
4.5mo
In dry dock
SheetR11‑01
Issue1
StatusDelivered
YardMengi Yay, Tuzla
ClassLloyd's Register (LR)

The story

A 60-metre Trinity, back for her fourth campaign

Grand Rusalina is not a new client. She first came to Tuzla in 2018, returned in 2023, and again in 2024 — and the yard has now worked with her technical team across four campaigns. In a sector where owners change yards after a single bad experience, a returning 60-metre is the only reference that cannot be written by a marketing department.

The 2024 campaign ran 6 months, of which 4.5 months were spent in dry dock over the winter period — the window chosen so the vessel would be released before the season, not because the work happened to finish there.

The specification covered mechanical renewal, coatings, piping, interior and the compliance surveys required to return her to class. Where the specification met reality — as it always does in refit — changes were raised in writing and priced before they were worked.

Every finding was reported in English, with photographs, to the owner’s representative.

Particulars

The vessel

BuilderTrinity Yachts
Year built2006
ConstructionSteel
LOA60.00 m · 195'06"
Beam11.44 m · 37'06"
Draft3.10 m · 10'02"
Gross tonnage966 GT
Displacement1,100 t
Guests19
Cabins8
Crew16
ClassLloyd's Register (LR)
FlagCayman Islands
Exterior designFelham Enterprises
Interior designSmith Marine Interiors
StabilizersQuantum — at anchor and underway
Cruising speed12 kn
Max speed15 kn
Range6,500 nm
Main engines2 × Caterpillar, 1,500 hp each
Generators2 × Caterpillar 380 kW · 1 × Northern Lights 99 kW
Refit campaigns2018 · 2023 · 2024

Scope of works

What was done, and how it was verified

Each heading opens to the discipline-level detail a superintendent would match against their own work list.

01

Technical & mechanical renewal

Thrusters, propellers, cooling systems, shaft and bearing inspection.

Technical detail
  • Bow and stern thruster overhaul
  • Propeller removal, inspection and mechanical blade polishing
  • Sea water cooling system service
  • Shaft and bearing clearance measurement and inspection

02

Painting & surface treatment

Local repaint of hull and superstructure; propeller blade polishing.

Technical detail
  • Hull local repair and repaint
  • Superstructure local repaint
  • Antifouling application
  • Propeller blade mechanical polishing

03

Piping & watertight integrity

Valve and pump installation and replacement.

Technical detail
  • Sea valve overhaul and replacement
  • Pump replacement and commissioning
  • Pipework renewal in machinery spaces

04

Interior improvements

Laundry equipment service; cabin flooring renewed in owner-approved materials.

Technical detail
  • Laundry and dryer service
  • Cabin flooring replacement — owner-approved materials
  • Joinery repair and refinishing

05

Safety & compliance surveys

Rudder inspection and clearance measurement to class requirements.

Technical detail
  • Rudder inspection and clearance measurement
  • Class survey attendance — Lloyd's Register
  • Safety equipment inspection

06

Documentation

Detailed English-language reports with photographs, issued to the owner's representative.

Technical detail
  • Photographic progress reporting throughout
  • English-language technical reports
  • Handover documentation pack

Process

Arrival to redelivery

01

Arrival

The vessel arrives at Tuzla and the agreed specification is verified on board before any work begins.

02

Dry dock

4.5 months on the hard: hull, running gear, sea valves and structure opened for survey.

03

Works

Disciplines run in parallel under one project manager, reported weekly in English with photographs.

04

Survey

Class attends the agreed hold points. Conditions are cleared and certificates reissued.

05

Redelivery

Sea trial, punch list, and handover documentation issued to the owner's representative.

The yard

Where the work happened

95m
Max vessel length
588t
Travel lift capacity
151,600
Across four facilities
250+
Specialists in house