Moving for'ard to port is the external head and shower compartment and note – it is fully heated! To starboard, fully enclosed in its protective housing along with a separate 125 litre diesel tank is an 8kW Fisher Panda diesel genset that provides power to a Webasto reverse cycle air-conditioner, and a stand alone Webasto diesel heater that controls the climate in both the main cabin and the head as well as provide hot water. When living in the North Atlantic it is imperative that the head be heated and it took a little bit of convincing for the boat-builders to fully grasp the need for this. Trust me, having been in Canada in winter where minus 32 degrees Celsius if the head is not heated, when you drop your pants your nether region and cheeks will quickly freeze to the seat and being so framed may not be such a pretty sight.
The cabin may be fully closed off and secure. On entering the cabin a small galley is to starboard with a sink, hot and cold water, and twin electric hob. The electric jug, toaster, fry pan and all the cooking appliances ensure the crew are well fed summer and winter. The cabin is lined in Frontrunner fabric for warmth and sound softening, although with the outboards the engine noise was hardly discernable from inside the cabin. A small dinette is to port with an added crew and computer position ahead of this at the front. For'ard under the foredeck is a crawl in bunk space that is quite roomy and light with its own escape hatch above.
The main conning position is the heart of the vessel with every electronic aid and survey need close at hand. The main switchboard and distribution panel is low down under the dash panel. Victor Solomon from ENL in Auckland, says Knave has been equipped for precision hydrographic survey work in the rugged marine environment of eastern Canada. He advises that the client
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knew exactly what he wanted and that no expense was spared to equip her appropriately for her intended purpose, with double and even triple redundancy built into her electronics package. Basic navigation capability consists of a Furuno NavNet 3D radar/sounder/chartplotter system, with a grunty 1kW transom- mounted transducer. Additionally, incorporated into this package is a Furuno FA30 Automatic Identification System (AIS) to alert her to, and identify, those vessels that might be of concern within her operating range. These AIS targets will appear on her radar and/or plotter screens, together with Automatic Radar Plotting Aid targets. A Maretron solid state heading sensor has been included to provide radar course up and north up, target lat/long, and radar/plotter overlay as required. This same sensor also
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