Equipment |
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| 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. |
| 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. |
The Raymarine depth sounder shows very clearly the bottom at up to 1400 m. |
| log & wind instruments | Raymarine ST60+ Wind & Speed | New in 2011 |
| 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 | Raymarine Ray 218E | Combined VHF
+ GSM antenna on the main mast. Spare VHF antenna on the mizzen mast. |
| VHF hand transceiver | Icom IC-M71 | |
| 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) |
The car
kit connects also the mobile phone to the GSM antenna on the top of the
main mast. |
| binocular | Svarowsky
Habicht SL 7x50 binocular Osculati 7x50 binocular with compass |
| anchor | original CQR 70 lbs, 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 |
| 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, North Sails mizzen 13 m2 with lazy bag an lazy jacks, 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 |
| 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. |
| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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. |
| 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: 2 complete water pumps, 1 complete bilge pump, hoses, fittings, valves etc. etc. |
| 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 bottles | 1x6 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 |
| 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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