DESIGNED TO THE RECREATIONAL CRAFT DIRECTIVE Category 'B' - Offshore: Designed for offshore voyages where conditions up to, and including, wind force 8 and significant wave heights up to, and including, 4m may be experienced. CLICK LINK: _
MERMAID MARINER ENGINE - A 6 cylinder 136 HP marine engine is mounted under the wheel house floor, driving a PRM 750 hydraulic gearbox with soft gear change mechanism and flexible coupling to a 26" x 19" four bladed propeller.
GENERATOR - A VETUS 8KVA Diesel Generator mounted in a sound deadening box in a compartment forward of the main engine.
VICTRON ELECTRIC MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A Victron Multi 12/2000/120 and Battery charger sits in the Generator compartment and manages the mains 1800 WATT solid state rectifier and shore power.
BATTERIES - 6 x 189 AMP Hour Lead acid batteries, sit in two boxes: 4 batteries in the generator compartment and 2 batteries in the main engine compartment. There is also an Engine Start Battery. Plus 2 Bow Thruster and Anchor batteries.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - A 12 VOLT Electrical Ring Main System operates around the boat, also a 240 VOLT Ring Main System driven 1800 WATT inverter on Mains Shore Power, which has anti-surge protection built in.
SOLAR PANELS - 3 x 130 WATT Solar Panels are mounted on the Wheelhouse Roof which feed the main batteries via a control box. Installed April 2013.
GAS - 2 x 13Kg Butane Gas Bottles located in a Gas Proof Box in the Fore-peak.
WATER - 3 x 500 litre Stainless Steel Tanks, one under the bed in the forward cabin, 2 x pannier tanks either side of the generator compartment. Double acting electric water pressure pump.
FUEL - 2 x Stainless Steel 500 litre pannier tanks on either side of the engine room, behind fireproof panelling.
WASTE WATER - 1 x 250 litre Grey Water tank, with electric or manual pump-out. 1 x 250 litre Black Water tank in the fore-peak, with pump-out.
WATER HEATING - Main Engine Secondary Cooling System heats fresh water in 190 litre tank, also fitted with an Immersion Heater / Generator / Shore Power run.
CENTRAL HEATING - Blown Air Central Heating provided by 2 x ALDI Comfort 2928 Balanced Flue Gas Boilers with cut off valves and 2 Alde Thermostatic Programmers.
BILGE PUMPS - 4 x Automatic Electric Bilge Pumps. 3 x manual Bilge Pumps.
WATER COOLING SYSTEM - Main Engine and Generator primary cooling is raw river / canal water, secondary cooling synthetic coolant.
GAS ALARM SYSTEM - 2 x Vetus Hard Wired Gas Warning Sensors.
SEAFIRE SYSTEM - Automatic Fire Extinguisher System in the engine room and generator space.