We spec'd the electronics then laid out the
placement using AutoCAD. Most of the electronics were shipped to
China for installation at the factory and later terminated, tested and burned-in
in Florida.
Although this is mainly a 24-volt boat, many of the vital electronics are powered by a
dedicated 12-volt electronics battery located in the wheel house and charged by
its own dedicated charger. Through
a parallel switch, this battery can also be charged by the 6 kW generator's
alternator.
Principal electronics are shown
below. Not shown are transducers, antennas, auxiliary speakers, and other
auxiliary equipment. Also not shown here are the main television receiver
and saloon stereo.
New to the list is the Furuno FA-150 AIS
transceiver added in 2007. After cruising nearly 10,000 miles
with a receive-only AIS--which we found to be a terrific addition, by the way--we concluded that we
wanted other ships to know who and where we are, especially important when
crossing oceans. Now, with an Atlantic crossing behind us, we're very
pleased with what the two-way AIS has done for us. I personally believe that AIS is a vital
piece of safety equipment for any offshore passagemaking yacht.
VHF
COMMUNICATIONS
Standard
Horizon QUEST+ DSC VHF Radio, Black (2) - wheel house
CMP25
RAM+ Microphone (2) - main saloon and owner's stateroom
SSB
/ HF RADIO COMMUNICATIONS
Icom
IC-M802 RT SSB Radio - wheel house
Remote
150 Watt Transmitter
Icom
AT-140Antenna Tuner
SATELLITE
COMMUNICATIONS - IRIDIUM
Motorola
9500 Iridium Phone with backup phone and external antenna (plus
backup 9500)
Motorola
9570 Base Station with data port
YACHT
WIRED LAN & WI-FI AMPLIFIER
High-Gain
Wireless Data Network (Amplified Yacht LAN):
Base
"Transmitter" for Yacht LAN and Marina "Hot-Zones"
HAILER
/ INTERCOM
Furuno
LH-3000 Loudhailer / Intercom System - wheel house
30
Watt Hailer / Intercom
Furuno
Two-Way Intercom Station Speaker with Call Button
Two
external horns, four internal speakers for inter-com
CELLULAR
TELEPHONE AMPLIFIER / REPEATER
Digital
Antenna DA4KMR30 "Power-Max" Onboard Cellular Repeater Station
FURUNO
NAV-NET RADAR / PLOTTER / SOUNDER
Furuno
1933C/NT NavNet Color Radar / Plotter Combination - Wheel House - Main
10.4"
Color LCD Waterproof Display, Sunlight Readable, (9.3"H x
14.2"W x 6"D)
4
kW Open-array Transmitter and Gear-Box
ARP-11
Radar Target ARPA Board, 10 Target Tracking Aid
BBWGPS
Antenna, WAAS / GPS Position Data Feed Into Nav-Net System
Nav-Net
Hub Adaptor Cable, 6 Pin to RJ-45, 000-144-463
Nobeltec
Active Heading Sensor (Radar ARPA, Cartography System, Etc.)
Color
Sounder Function 600W or 1KW50/200
KHz Module - Backup
Channel
Vision four-camera selector switch, man. or auto.
Monitors:
Pilot house
Master stateroom.
Infra-red ambient-light color cameras:
Forward engine room
Aft engine room
Lazarette
Cockpit looking aft (rear-view mirror)
WHEELHOUSE
A / V
JVC
257KDD-510AM/FM/DVD Receiver
1
Pair Polk Audio Rci-60 Round (6.5") Ceiling Speakers, White
Engine controls are Glendinning
"Smart Actuator" electronic controls, and with a separate
Glendinning hand-held remote control on a 30-foot tether which can be used on
either bridge wing (or elsewhere) for close-quarters maneuvering. The
Glendinning remote control can handle shifting and throttle (main or wing
engine), bow thruster, and rudder. On
the Nordhavn Atlantic Rally we watched Hal Wyman easily
maneuvering his custom Seaton 55 Que Linda using a control quite like this--and we were hooked!
The basic electronics layout is shown
below, though it's a bit hard to read on the web. If you'd like more
detail, click
here to download a PDF version.
