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safety
life raft Eurovinil Solas/IMO 6 Persons, GRP container Is OK. GRP container becomes cracks after many years. Revision all 3 years.
life buoy 2 Plastimo horseshoe buoys with 30 m lifelines, 1 life buoy fixed light , 1 life buoy flashing light mounted on the aft pulpit
life jacket 2 life jackets automatic inflatable Solas 150 N, 6 normal life jackets Solas 150 N  
safety harness 4 adjustable harnesses  
distress signals 3 hand flares, 3 parachute red rockets, 3 life smoke  
fire fighting 7x1 kg, 2x2 kg ABC powder extinguishers  
first aid kit contains many more parts as at minimum prescribed  
bilge pumps 1 hand double membrane bilge pump, 2 PAR electric bilge pumps, 1 centrifugal automatic bilge pump  
radar reflector Osculati RINA approved mounted in the right position on the mizzen mast
other log book, code of signals, electro pneumatic horn, external speaker with microphone in the wheel house, emergency plugs etc. etc.  

instrumentation
compasses 1 magnetic steering compass Sestrel, 1 magnetic hand bearing compass Sestrel, 1 electronic compass Cetrek, 1 electronic compass for the Cetrek pilot  
engine instruments VDO, rpm, oil pressure, oil and water temperature, hours counter  
level indicators LED bars for the fuel and water tanks  
other instruments Voltmeter, Ampere meter etc.  
depth sounder

1 graphic depth sounder Raymarine C120 with DSM300 Digital sounder module and a huge! B260 external transducer 1 KW 1700 m with fairing block.
1 graphic depth sounder Humminbird 3D Vista 300 m. 1 external transducer.

The Raymarine depth sounder shows very clearly the bottom at up to 1400 m.
The LCD display of the Humminbird depth sounder is difficult to read in sunlight. Practical range 0-200 m.
log & wind instruments B&G Hornet analogue 25 years old, still perfect.
GPS 1 Furuno GP-30 Antenna mounted on the roof of the wheel house.
Pilot Cetrek 730/619
mechanical steering actuator over an electric motor from the former Neco pilot
very precise instrument. NMEA coupled to the GPS and chart plotter
Radar Raymarine C120 with a 4KW 48 nm radome scanner  
Chartplotter Raymarine C120 with Raystar 120 WAAS/EGNOS GPS Antenna Antenna mounted on the roof of the wheel house.
VHF radiotelephone Simrad Shipmate RS8100 25 W Combined VHF + GSM antenna on the main mast.
Spare VHF antenna on the mizzen mast.
VHF hand transceiver Icom IC-M1 Euro V  
all band receiver Sony ICF SW  
Navtex NASA Clipper Navtex Navtex weather receiver
clocks 3 electronic marine clocks  
barometers 2 classic barometers  
navigation charts many charts for the seas of Corsica, Sardinia, Sicily, Sardinia channel, Sicily strait, Malta, Tunisia, the whole tyrrhenian sea and some charts for Greece and Turkey  
navigation instruments dividers, triangular protractors, parallel rule etc.  
flags national flags, code flags  
car tuner Pioneer RDS tuner + CD player
iPod connection kit
antenna splitter for the VHF antenna on the mizzen mast
TV Sharp LC-15SH1E 15" LCD TV, Glomex omni directional antenna with amplifier antenna mounted on the top of the mizzen mast
GSM/UMTS/satellite phone

Nokia 6310i with car kit (loud-speaker and microphone)
SonyEricsson W850i

Thuraya satellite phone with car kit

The car kit connects also the mobile phone to the GSM antenna on the top of the main mast.
With the Bluetooth connection SonyEricsson to the laptop and internet over GPRS/UMTS, it's the best way to get weather forecasts and for emailing.
The Thuraya satellite phone works in GSM and/or satellite modus.

binocular/night seeing Svarowsky Habicht SL 7x10 binocular
Bushnell night seeing
 

mooring
anchor original CQR 70 lbs, spare original CQR 45 lbs and Danforth 45 lbs very seldom anchoring problems with the main 70 lbs CQR
chain and rope 140 m 10 mm chain for the main anchor, 20 m 8 mm chain and 50 m 20 mm polyamide rope for the spare anchors  
windlass ORVEA electric 1000 W with local and remote control switches  
bow rollers on the bow sprit and bow  
boat hooks 2 aluminum, 1 wood  
mooring lines many different mooring lines in different lengths  
boat fenders 4x40x80 cm + 2x30x80 cm with sockets  
ladder/gangway self made carbon fibre epoxy coated combined ladder/gangway very light!
tender Arimar BT6-FL220 VTR. 220 cm inflatable with GRP bottom  
outboard motor Honda BF2 2 HP Four Stroke  
bow thruster Vetus 80 kgf/24 V 220 A consuming, but is a very effective device for maneuvering in small harbors

rigging
masts main mast 13 m aluminum, mizzen mast 10 m aluminum  
reefing systems Hood roll reefing jib, Hood Stoboom roll reefing boom on the main, traditional reefing system on the mizzen boom  
spinnaker boom aluminum  
winches 2x50" genoa winches and 6 smaller winches on the masts  
sails Hood Bistar Cruiser roll reefing genoa 48.8 m2, Hood Stoboom 27 m2, ElleSails mizzen 13 m2, North Sails triradial blister 92 m2, older Velscaf mizzen staysail and storm jib  
halyards and sheets many different halyards and sheets in polyester, dyneema and different sizes  
guardrail 6 mm 7x19 stainless steel  
pulpits stainless steel fore and aft pulpit  
other sailing equipment and hardware genoa track, genoa cars, fittings, shackles, blocks, cable cutter, splicing kit, cleats, terminals, Bosun's chair, bolts and screws etc. etc. huge collection of spare parts

powerboating
main engine IVECO/AIFO 8041 M09 4 cyl atmospheric 95 hp at 3000 rpm on Vetus LMX flexible engine mounts. Engine room fully isolated with Vetus SDP sound deadening plates. unproblematic but noisy engine
gearbox Technodrive 2.77:1  
cooling system internal engine water cooling used also for the 45 l Vetus calorifier. External sea water cooling system with seaside filter.  
fuel system 3 tanks stainless steel totaling 1000 l. 2 filters/water separators  
exhaust system water injection in the exhaust gas, waterlock, silencer  
shaft system Vetus Bullflex flexible coupling, Vetus 45mm Remanite shaft, Vetus swimming stuffing box, Vetus propeller  
rudder stainless steel i substituted the original one because after a few years, rusty water dripped out of the rudder
rudder steering system full mechanical with tube transmission and cardanic elements never had problems
other many spare parts: gaskets, drive belts, pump impellers, engine oil, fuel filters etc. etc.  

electricity
voltage system 24V for all main systems and instruments. 4 Voltage converters 24V/12V totaling 65A for some 12V consumers.
All consumers connected to automatic fuse protection over a switch and control panel.
220V system with fuse and FI protection for land or inverter connection
 
alternators 40A/24V Bosch original alternator on the engine with built in conventional regulator
110A/24V alternator coupled to the engine with 3 Phase regulator
 
diode splitters 2 Vetus Battery watch with remote panel for the 2 alternators and 2 Battery circuits  
charger/inverter Vetus BCC 2000 charger 50A/24V, inverter 24V/220V/2000W
with remote panel
 
inverter small 12V/220V/200W inverter as spare part  
batteries main circuit for the common consumers: 4x200Ah/12V=400Ah/24V Mastervolt gel.
starter batteries deserving the starter, the windlass and the bow thruster: 2x120Ah/12V=120Ah/24V Mastervolt gel
circuit commutator, switches and automatic fuses
first try of gelled batteries.....looks good
solar panels SunWare 3x2x39Wp = about 6A/24V with regulator mounted on the roof of the wheel house. Quiet and efficient.
wind generator Western Marine Aero4Gen 24V with regulator for 2 Batteries produces somewhat current above 4 Beaufort
battery monitor Mastervolt BTM-1 very useful
clear view screen Speich 24 V  
navigation lights all navigation lights as prescribed  
illumination 2x50 W halogen bulbs under the salings, 3x25 W engine room, 3x15 W wheel house, 3x15 W galley, 2x15 W toilet, 5x15 W saloon, 2x15W fore cabin, 24V + 220V hand lamps, 24Vx50W halogen search light hand lamp  
other many spare parts: 1 alternator, cables, bulbs, fuses, connectors etc. etc.  

water
tanks 1 stainless steel tank 750 l  
water system pressurized hot and cold water system (1.5 to 2.5 bar) with a PAR membrane pump and pulsation tank  
watermaker Schenker Modular 60/24 60 liters/hr 24V not for drinkable water, but for all other uses a very good investment to be independent
calorifier 45 l Vetus calorifier heated via engine cooling water or 1000W/220V heating element when at dock  
sinks and taps stainless steel, hot and cold water in the galley and in the toilet  
shower hot and cold water in the cockpit. Hot and cold water in the toilet  
WC ORVEA electric with a self made teak cover  
waste water system GRP 230 litres. The WC and all sinks can be switched to the waste water tank see the pdf file Waste Water System
hoses 2x20m water hoses with many fittings  
other many spare parts: 1 complete water pump, 1 complete bilge pump, hoses, fittings, valves etc. etc.  

galley
refrigerators 1x40 l conventional side opening refrigerator, 1x40 l top opening freezing box deserved by a piston compressor driven by a 24V/30A electric motor. External cooling coil as condensator.  
galley range force 10 2 burners + grill/oven gas  
gas system 2x3kg Campinggas bottles in a stainless steel container in the far aft of the cockpit drained to the exterior. Solenoid valve remote controlled. Copper tube without intermediary connections. Check valve in the galley.  
barbecue Magma marine kettle mounted on the aft pulpit  
food storage huge storage capacity in many lockers  
accessories pans and table ware for at least 6 persons  
other many spare parts for the refrigerators, galley range and gas system  

diving
diving bottles 1x18 l  
regulators 3  
equivest 1  
diving suits 1  
diving computers 2  
harpoons 5  
compressor OLMEVA Aerosub Professional 6000 l/h 300 bar coupled to the main engine through an electromagnetic coupling  
other all the other stuff required for diving including spare parts  

miscellaneous
cabin heater Webasto AirTop 5000 24V Diesel
heating power: 1.5 - 5 kW
diesel consumption: 0.17 - 0.66 l/h
power consumption: 15 - 90 W
very powerful and quiet
fishing 2 fishing rods, lines, hooks, lures etc. etc.  
boat care huge collection of abrasives, yacht paints, adhesives, teak plugs, thinner, lubricating sprays, polish etc. etc. etc. I am almost independent from land for the common needs
tools all tools commonly and seldom needed I was always in the condition to repair almost everything without land help. Machine tools are at home and used during the winter for the boat maintenance and modifications.
upholstery, cushions and bed ware upholstery in blue Alcantara, 4 complete sets of cushions and bed ware  

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