Crossing the Karitane Bar
The day's catch is kept alive in the live cray wells
Vessel helm and pot hauling are
both close at hand
The splitter drum and pot davit is mounted to
starboard allowing the skipper and crew to coordinate
easily as they work together recovering the pots. The
modern hydraulics are working well and Truby King is
recovering the heavy pots 30 percent quicker than Sea
Slave, which is also no slug in the cray fishing world: it
all adds up to improved time efficiency.
There are three single berths in the for'ard
accommodation, a double, and a small head and shower
compartment. Truby King is essentially a day boat with
overnight capability. The deckhouse has a small settee
for the crew to rest with a functional galley that has a
small sink along with the two burner stove and oven.
A food icebox is also provided to keep lunches and
drinks cool.
The helm station is well positioned for maximum
visibility and ease of access to all the electronic aids. Alan
runs two systems on board. He has the same systems on
all his vessels for transportability so that the crews only
have to learn one system. Each of the boats are a backup
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The large working deck
and bait box
for the other so that if for example, Sea Slave sets the gear
and cannot recover it, data cards can be swamped from
one boat to the next and its all action for the crew with
no time lost.
Jason Hollands of Navcom Electronics Ltd supplied
and installed the onboard electronics. These are a
Furuno NavNet system, with Furuno Navnet VX2
10.4" Multifunction Navigation Display, Furuno Radar
4kW and Furuno Sounder 1kW, all interfaced, along
with a JRC 2000 plotter sounder as a back up system.
There is also the Furuno Autopilot Navpilot 711
to act as slave when required and the usual radio
communications and other add-on's one would expect
on a commercial vessel.
Outside, there is 20 square metres of working deck
space for pots and deck stowage, and the pot stowage on
deck has been fitted with an alloy Tauranga tuck. Below
the cockpit sole are two underfloor cray wells holding
1000 litres of water aside, plus the one tonne bait and
fish icebox. Also under the floors are the 1600 litre
