people are aboard, as well as good sleeping accommodation. The main change from Tempest's design was to move the normally central stairs, to become a spiral on one side with a large storage space under. A Webasto heating system, which is also ducted to the demisters on the front windows, provides heating below to ensure cosy nights all year round.
Back on deck, the external cabin structure is also different. To port, the cabin extends aft from the front screen to the rear heads, that are accessed off the aft deck. Meanwhile to starboard, there is a step in, off the cabin structure, allowing for a door to be recessed in the sheltered area behind the helm station, giving quick access for the skipper to get out and head aft to the main fishing and pot hauling station. Or he could turn sharp left and head up onto the foredeck where there is a sturdy HarMag hydraulic anchor winch and chain and wire drum. A second throttle control and toggle helm station is stepped in by the main saloon door on the aft bulkhead. It has a view of a second plotter screen or slave, that swings out from the inside wall inside the glass-topped door, so it can be viewed with the cabin door closed if necessary, especially when trying to keep the cabin warm in winter.
The main dry stack is central, with the exhaust going right to the top of, and incorporating, the mast. Also there is the radar scanner and four super large deck lights that turn night into day within 100m of the boat. Nav lights are mounted away from the mast on pods and the main crosstree is designed to snub the tuna trolling poles securely in the vertical position when not deployed. Also up top is the life raft and a space to stow a tender up out of the way. This area is easily accessed by a ladder and hatch from the aft deck.
The working deck is both large and functional with equally
The main galley and dinette
Fo'c'sle accommodation
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