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Zaria: OVNI 395 No. 12 of 2005 Aluminium alloy centreboard cutter Loa 12m77, beam 4m10, draft 2m10/ 55cm Three cabins, two toilets One cabin (1 berth) used for storage One toilet used as sail locker 1100 engine hours and 2200 miles on log at purchase. Purchase price 2nd hand market about EUR 200 000. 4
Capacities Load capacity 2 400Kg, ten persons (day),7 berths 420 l fuel + 100l in jerrycans 240l water + 120l in jerrycans Autonomy under engine max. 700 miles Batteries: 3x85Ah service (2014), 75% usable capacity Rated to waves of 7m and wind to 10Bft (ca. 100Km/h) 5
Standard equipment DSC VHF (ICOM IC-M421) Electronic navigation console (Raymarine C120) Autopilot Radar 1Kw inverter 2x50W solar panel 6
Dessalinator 7
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Solar panel 9
New equipment 10
… A big (60cm) round fender 11
Antennas 12
On the instrument carrier ... 13
ICOM MA-500TR Active AIS (class B) with independent GPS 14
Water 15
Iridium “GO” 16
Wind turbine - D400 17
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Portable generator (Honda EU20i) 19
Emergency pump (Honda WX15) 20
Windpilot 21
Sails ... From 2005: New in 2017: Genoa 45 m2 Main 3 reef (slab reefing) 33m2 Staysail 17m2 Gennaker 100m2 New in 2017: Yankee 33m2 Main 4 reef 45 m2 22
Other stuff ... Screw down floor boards Latches to secure all lockers Alloy hatch fixed in place to replace lower washboard EPIRB and Portable VHF 2x handheld GPS 2x Sextants Bilge alarm and automatic pump 2x computers with maps and navigational software Pilots and charts ...(many !) 23
Maintenance before leaving Motor: completely strip and clean SW circuit (3 weekends) Dessalinator: full maintenance cycle (½ day) Replace standing rigging (Mr. Vanhomwegen, EUR 4000) Check and re-seat (where needed) all through-hull fittings New anodes on hull and rudder Replace domestic gas fitting Replace cabin and navigation lights with LED New antifoul paint on centreboard Drain and replace fuel 24
Work along the way New toilet outlet valve (Tenerife, seals and washers) Change transmission oil (every 200 engine hrs) Engine oil change + diesel filters (500 engine hrs) Add chafe protection on stays (La Gomera) New mainsheet (La Gomera) New teflon rudder bearings (EUR 250+ 950 shipyard, Madeira) Rearrange reefing lines (Cherbourg) Freshwater tank – clean, add magnesium anode 25
Failures and breakages Navigation lights on pulpit Autopilot AIS antenna Mainsheet Boom brake tension line Mainsail tear Spi boom Bent stanchion Fuse on battery charger - dessalinator 26
Steering 27
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Tools and equipment Socket set; sets of flat and ring spanners Comprehensive multi-bit screwdriver tool Allen keys Electric drill, angle grinder, heat gun, soldering iron, jigsaw, vacuum cleaner, sanding machine Comprehensive set of drill bits, “workmate” Large steel mallet, oil filter wrench, large adjustable spanner,pipe wrench, pliers, tape measure,vernier caliper, chisels 31
Spares Spare pulleys Spare sail battens Alloy nuts, bolts, washers bolts, M3,M4,M5,M6,M8,M10 (x100) Sikaflex, self-annealing tape, PTFE tape, PVC tape, electric cables, connectors, tubing, 100m Dyneema-type 8mm rope 100m Nylon mooring rope Radio cable connectors Engine filters, turbines, belt, oils, coolant 32
Redundancy Electricity generation : 2x alternators on main engine, portable generator, wind generator, solar panel. Propulsion: motor, sails (jury rig) Freshwater: Dessalinator; 240l FW tank, 120l in jerrycans Anticollision: AIS, radar, visual Navigation: Nav console+echarts, 2 computers+echarts,7 GPS + sextant, paper charts Cooking: 2 stoves, separate fuels Weather: Iridium+download gribs; weatherfax by SSB and PC Sails: full spare set 33
HF SSB ? SSB transceiver installed, 2 portable SSB receivers Antenna – backstays ? Whip antenna ? Sailmail/Pactor ? HF license ? 34
Problems and issues Poorly protected autopilot electrics Engine and refrigerator heat Mosquito screening Rust and salt FW tank Chafe Placement of wind generator Light oak woodwork Reefing lines Paint and electrolytic corrosion 35