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The galley and dinette
Fuel Efficiency
Speed
Manoeuvrability
Smoothness
The important
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the bulk of the scantlings being extruded 5mm
frames. The hull is divided into four main
watertight compartments; accommodation
forward, machinery space, freezer fishroom,
aft lazarette, as well as the bow collision
bulkhead protecting the forward end.
The forward accommodation offers four
berths in the foc's'le and two separate double
berths that are positioned under the saloon sole,
or what the Australians have affectionately
termed, "the diesel pit". These two large bunks
are claimed by the crew, leaving guests the
choice in the foc's'le. The accommodation is
fully lined in soft frontrunner type fabrics and
the carpet that softens any hull noise keeps
this area cosy and warm. For natural light
there are two hull ports, one on each side in
the diesel pit and a skylight-cum-escape hatch
in the foc's'le.
In the main saloon the fully equipped
conning position is to starboard with the
wheelhouse door recessed directly behind
the master. This provides ease of access to
assist the deck crew when working pots or a
ready escape in an emergency. The helm seat
is an ISRI 6000/515 mechanical suspension
adjustable truck seat. Interesting that we are
seeing more of these types of truck seats
adapted for marine work, they are finding
favour as a cost effective option for marine
helm seats.
Prospect is fitted with an excellent electronic
package, complete with a Furuno GP 3500F
GPS – Plotter/Sounder with C-Map NT. The
primary depth sounder and fish finder is a
Furuno FCV – 1150, complemented by a
Furuno NAVnet 3D radar. Add to this the
ICOM IC 505 VHF marine radio for radio
communications supported by the Iridium
satellite phone. To assist the crew when in
auto-pilot there is a Furuno Nav-Pilot, and for
entertainment a Intellian satellite TV is fitted
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Hydraulic splitter drum
in the saloon to ensure the boys do not miss
the rugby when tucked up in the isolation of
Doubtful Sound.
The saloon is spacious with a nice touch
in the use of dark Jarrah natural timber
furnishings for the cabinets, drawers and
table. The galley is well appointed, with an
under sink day fridge for the crew's tucker,
electric toaster, jug and basic mod-cons as one
would expect. Like most southern vessels, in
pride of place is a Dickinson Pacific diesel
fired cook stove. These cookers are a must
for cooking anything from steaks to roasts
while maintaining a hot billy for a ready brew
– and keeping the boat warm. The dinette is a
comfortable place to relax at day's end with a
bit of TV while the evening meal is prepared.
On stepping out onto the working deck, the
cray pot davit and line hauler are protected
by the overhead canopy. Access to the heads
and engine room is via two doors in the aft
screen. The heads and shower are functional,
plenty of hot water with an ease of access off
the aft deck.
Down below, the machinery space is fully
lined with both thermal and soundproof
insulation to hush the very large puppy
hiding below.
Powered by a Volvo Penta D16-750hp the
16.1lts marine diesel is an in-line six, specially
designed and developed for installation in
heavy duty commercial displacement craft.
The latest design in modern diesel technology,
the engine has a high pressure fuel injector
system, four valves per cylinder, "twin
entry" turbo and charge air cooler. The heat
exchanger is designed for reduced chargeair-cooling temperature, which alongside the
injection system and the engine management
system works to further improve performance
and drivability, combined with low fuel
consumption and low emissions. This is
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