Electronics and Navigation
9’” GARMIN Chartplotter on custom swing out bracket (2022). SD Micro cards for plotter for West coast Canada and all the way through the Pacific from US West Coast to Australia and New Zealand (2022)
Paper Charts from US West Coast all way through Pacific to Australia and New Zealand
Class B stand alone AIS Transponder / GPS with coastal outlines - NMEA 2000 to plotter (New 2022)
Standard Horizon 2200 VHF /GPS / AIS (New 2022)
Raymarine ST 2000 tiller pilot (new 2022)
Garmin in hull depth sounder read through plotter. (New 2022)
Second through hull depth sounder with knot log.
Pastimo Contest bulkhead mount compass with inside and outside readability.
Echomax Active XS Radar Reflector (New 2022). This sounds an alarm when your vessel is “painted” by a ship’s radar. It then sends a signal back to the other ship with your image “enhanced” on their radar screen. This is standard equipment on Mini Transit racers. This along with the Echomax Passive radar reflector on the mast is the next best thing to actually having continuous running radar as far as collision avoidance is concerned (of course, in conjunction with the AIS!)
Iridium go! With Predict Wind (2022)
YBI 3 Tracker - continuous tracker independent of predict Wind with own battery source that can operate for several days if ships power source lost (2022)
Pacific Light Windpilot servo pendulum (made in Germany) self steering vane with spare air vanes, spare servo paddle and connecting rod (New 2022). This unit steers Aroha effortlessly, is simple, robust and extemely well engineered. It can be removed from the vessel by the removal of one bolt and takes about 2 minutes.
Each solar panel is connected to its own independent Victron MPPT Smart controller.
Victron Smart Battery monitor (with shunt) New 2022
Chart Plotter with MPPT Solar Controllers below
Echomax Active XS Radar, AIS transponder, VHF with GPS and AIS
Windpilot self steering gear
Electrical
All original wiring was removed from the boat and a total rewire was carried out with assistance from qualified, fastidious marine electrician to very high standards.
All electrical components are new in 2022. DC panels (4) are Blueseas waterproof. Main DC control panel display is also covered with removable canvas for additional splash protection.
House Batteries - 2 x 6 V DEEP CYCLE Golf Cart AGM batteries 220 AH - (New 2022)
Start battery - 1 X12 V Group 27 DEEP CYCLE AGM battery (New 2022)
Batteries are linked together with an ACR and main DC switch is ON /OFF /Combined
4 Blueseas Fastcharge USB ports and 1 Blueseas power port (New 2022)
Victron Battery monitor with shunt (New 2022)
All interior lights are LED with red (night) /white option (New 2022)
Battery charging is by 3 sources:
70 amp engine alternator
100 Watt flexible solar panel secured on dodger top (New 2022
190 Watt flexible solar panel secured on Bimini top. (New 2022)
Each Solar panel is connected to its own independent Victron MMPT Controller. (New 2022)
Main DC panel rotated 90 degrees to work on
Parts of electrical with DC panel removed