Our Trawler had major upgrades in 2005. At that time she received state of the art electronics. But today, those electronics are dated. With the removal of the fly bridge when she came up from Tennessee, the wiring was in quite a state. I have slowly been removing old electronics and making way for theContinue reading “Ongoing Electronics Project”
Monthly Archives: January 2016
Engine Room Lighting
After struggling with flashlights in a very cold engine room for two months, I’ve upgraded some of the engine room lighting. When I got the boat, there was a fore and aft light in the engine room. The aft was broken, but the forward working briefly. These were original (I think) and I decided toContinue reading “Engine Room Lighting”
Mast Specs and Damage Photos
One of the things damaged was the mast. Luckily all repairable except for the wooden spreader, but i should be able to remake that part. The boom was snapped in two, also wood. I really do not want to go aluminum so I need to find a spar company that can fix or make meContinue reading “Mast Specs and Damage Photos”
Custom Mattress from The Original Mattress Factory
Finally was able to get my custom mattress to the boat. Nice job by the original mattress factory.
Some Basic Information
Ford Lehman 120HP Diesel Inboard Direct Drive Engine (6,025 Hrs), (2.5 to 3 gallons/hour Fuel Efficiency!) 7.5 Kw Onan Diesel Generator (778 Hrs), 2 Staterooms w/Ensuite Heads, plus convertible Dinette (sleeps 6), Dual Helm, Flybridge Canvas Enclosure, Vetus Bow Thruster, 2500Watt Inverter, Raytheon GPS, Chartplotter, Autopilot, Radar, & VHF Radios, Electric Windlass, Marine Heat/Air (17,000Continue reading “Some Basic Information”