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Western Ranger

Recently we’ve carried out a mid-life refit on the Western Ranger, which is a 410 tonne tuna fishing vessel, giving the owners confidence in their vessel for another 15 years. Ship Repair NZ Ltd offers a full turnkey service on any ship, meaning owners are confident in leaving their vessel with us for a full turnkey service from the most minor renovations to complicated jobs involving complex machinery.

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After Ship Repair

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The Western Ranger re-fit began with stripping apart the brine alley and service alley. We carried out major structural repairs to the hull and plating. We replaced a lot of the Western Ranger’s pipework with new fabricated pipes and PVC pipes. We pulled out the driveline system, which involved taking out three different drive shafts and manufacturing two new intermediate shafts to put back in.

We fully sandblasted the Western Ranger’s tunnel area and applied a 3 coat paint system.

The systems including the bilge, brine, fuel, fresh water and the drive line were reinstated. This involved a full realignment of the drive line and shaft bearings.

For the next part of this ship refit we serviced the booms and rigging equipment, stripped and serviced the winches, repaired the mast down to all three booms, and then overhauled the purse seine winch.

Last but not least, we gave the Western Ranger a full vessel paint job from head to toe. One of the pleasures the Ship Repair team enjoys is seeing vessels come back to us every couple of years and adding improvements and refits, so we look forward to putting a new main engine in the Western Ranger in 2018.

New Zealand's most experienced ship refit and repair specialists.

Vessel: M/V Advantage
"I just wanted to check in with you to say thank you for all of the assistance in completing the stabilizer installation and dockside commissioning on Advantage. I quite literally couldn't have gotten it done without Nick and Gary and their crew at Ship Repair NZ. They and their staff were extremely professional and made sure I had everything I needed in an expeditious manner. It seemed like no matter what I needed you all were spot on and in a hurry to get it to me. The fact that hanging the fins in such tight quarters went off without a hitch is testament to the Ship Repair crew's knowledge and expertise. "
Matthew Smith
Field Service Technician
Quantum Stabilizers

Deep Water Port

Located in the calm, sheltered waters of Whangarei Harbour – we are one of only four deep water ports in New Zealand. We have a large slipway for vessels up to 1800 tonne which often handles two ships at once, as well as a second 40 tonne slipway for smaller vessels.

Sheltered Harbour

Facilities onsite include showers & toilets for crew, a fully equipped office with internet access, and easy access to Whangarei CBD. We can arrange rental vehicles, accommodation, sort out crew visas and permits and look after you during your time ashore.

Full Project Management

As well as our team of specialist marine fabricators, heavy engineers, fitters and electricians, we work with our trusted specialist tradespeople and suppliers, or yours, to complete your ship repair project on time and within budget.

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