Batteries

1 x 12v AlphaBatteries 656 ultra-plus commercial cranking battery 125 ah (new January 2024)

2 x 12v Leisure batteries in parallel giving 270 ah (both new 2023) and monitored by the Nasa Clipper instrument

All batteries in dedicated secure battery lockers. Cranking and domestic batteries separately switched (switches beneath chart table).  Charged by alternator (new 2008) & shore power (240v twin battery charger replaced 2021).  Spare alternator available.

In addition the domestic batteries are charged by solar panels  – 2 x 20w NASA solar panels (new 2016) mounted on wheelhouse roof.

Shore power cable.  New 240v, 20 amp circuit breaker and terminal socket fitted 2005 

Switch/Fuse Panel

BEP 904NM Circuit Breaker Panel 16-Way 12v new 2019

Seperate isolator switches for cranking battery and leisure batteries

Instruments

NASA Clipper echo sounder with repeater in cockpit (both new 2006)

NASA Clipper speed & log with repeater in cockpit (both new 2006)

NASA Clipper Battery Monitor (new 2006)

NASA Clipper Wind indicator (new 2006) currently non-functional. New NASA Wireless Clipper Wind indicator (new 2024) awaiting fitting.

NASA AIS Engine linked to chart plotter (new 2007) – AIS aerial on mizzen mast (new 2007)

NASA Clipper GPS repeater in cockpit (new 2021)

NASA Meteoman barograph, anemograph, marine chronometer etc (new 2011) linked to masthead unit vis NMEA cable to cockpit wind indicator

NASA Easy Navtex, new 2016

Standard Horizon CP175C colour chart plotter (new 2007) CMap Gt Britain & Ireland charts updated 2021.

NECO autopilot (not working mid 2016 onwards) replaced by new Navigation Raspberry Pi computer, running OpenPlotter, OpenCPN, Pypilot, 10.1″ waterproof high-brightness touch screen in cockpit fitted 2020. Upgraded to Pi 5 and SSD 2023.

Sestrel compass with red LED night light (light new 2005).  Compass adjusted by professional adjuster August 2006 – new deviation card supplied.

Plastimo Iris hand bearing compass (new 2004)

Standard Horizon GX1700E Fixed GPS/DSC Radio (new 2018).  Emergency aerial in container (new 2005).

Silva handheld VHF radio (new 2005)

Windex on mainmast (new 2022). 

A radar reflector is permanently mounted on the forward side of the mizzen mast

All interior lighting replaced with LED bulbs, May 2015

Engine Instruments

RPM,(not working). New electronic RPM display awaiting fitting.

Water temperature (new engine temperature gauge and sensor fitted 2017)

Ammeter

Oil pressure gauge