Her construction is of Airex cored fiberglass, external led ballast. She is painted in LP.
She has two bunks in a forward cabin aft of the sail and chain lockers. There are bunks in the aft cabin for three. There is a Vacuflush head forward . In the aft cabins is a bath tub and urinal.
Ground tackle includes a 65# Bruce, 75#plow and22# Danforth, 250 feet high tensile chain, 400 feet braided rode, 200feet 5/8 braided nylon, 30 feet stern chain. There is a Muir 12 volt windlass.
She carries 400 gallons fuel and 150 gallons water. A 27 gph water maker is belted off the main engine, an Isusu DA220 diesel, 880 amp hours of AGM batteries are charged by 130 amp alternator or off a 130 amp diesel backup genset.
Refrigeration is Grunert freezer compressor off the main and Adler Barbor 110 volt unit as backup thru a 2500 watt inverter.
Steering is hydraulic and a new Simrad/ Robertson Autopilot has just been installed replacing an older unit.
Navigation equipment includes compass, Koden 36 mile radar, two Garmin GPS units interfaced to a computer charting program. There are two Icom ssb radios for backup with auto tuner for voice and email. Also included are the basic depth sounder, log, EIRB, windspeed, barometer and the like. A Hazzanith sextant in aboard also.
Safety gear includes a 6 man raft in canister, flares, 4 PFDs, emergency VHF radio, two dingies, flares and fire extinguishers. The main bildge has two Rule 3500 pumps and one Henderson Manual Bildge pump.
Cooking is a Princess 3 burner propane stove with oven fed by two 20# tanks in a vented locker aft.
The sailing gear was surveyed and improved before leaving San Diego in April 2003. Sails include main and mizzen with 3 and 2 reef points respectively, a 135% roller furling genoa and spare, hanked on staysail, 2.2 oz tri-radial spinnaker and mizzen staysail.
There is an extensive spare parts stock, never perfect, but very substantial.
Haul out and survey at Bundaberg Australia April 2005
March 15, 2007 a haul out was completed at Barcelona. Transducers for wind, speed and depth were replaced as was one thru hull fitting. The bottom was painted and inspected. New instrument package by Tacktic was installed replacing older units. A second computer with charting system was installed as backup. The rig was inspected by a rigger who recommended minor repairs that were completed. The sails were also inspected and serviced. A third mail bilge pump, a Jabsco Utility Puppy, float switch activated, was installed. A new Wagner Helm Pump was installed for the hydraulic steering system and new seals were installed in the ram.
