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s/v BILLABONG 2
Home Port: Amsterdam, NL MMSI 244830779 Call Sign: PI8786 Manufacturer: Gibert Marine S.A., Marans, France. Model: Gibsea 126 Master Designers: Michel Joubert and Bernard Nivelt Year Built: 1986 Length Overall: 13.6m (44’8”) Beam: 4.1m (13’4”) Draft: 1.8m (5’11”) Displacement: 11 tonne (25,000 US lb) Construction: The hull is solid fibreglass, constructed with a very heavy layup. The bulkheads are glassed in. The deck and cabin top are balsa cored. The hull to deck joint is bolted and glassed. Epoxy barrier coat, GelShield200, antifouling. Keel: Fin keel. Rudder: Skeg-hung rudder – Mechanical Engine: Perkins 4-108 51HP Engine Alternator: Balmar 75 Amp with multistage regulator. Prop: 3-bladed Max Prop 48cm (19”), feathering blade. Line cutter: Shaft Shark Shaft Seal: Syntef Dripless packing with Teflon Flax Fuel filter: Two Racor pre-filters (only one selected at a time, on-the-fly switchable) each with transparent inspection bulb. Vacuum gauge attached. Water pump seal: QuickSeal cover for easy raw water pump impeller inspection and changes Engine room cladding: Perforated aluminium sheets over sound proofing material to facilitate easier mounting of equipment and cleanup. Engine room access: Removable companionway steps plus the panels above them provide very good access to fuel and raw-water filters, and to the top of the engine; sole-level panels near the door in each of the aft cabins provide access to both sides of the engine, gearbox and prop shaft. Watermaker: Little Wonder 250. 25L/hour. Central Heat: Dickinson diesel heater – Electrical Electrical Monitoring: Xantrex link 200 monitoring system (2 battery bank monitoring). Battery Charger: StatPower Truecharge 40 amp Inverters Shore power: Cord with set of adapters. Solar panels: 6 panels totalling 610 watts: 4 Siemens 75W; and 2 Sharp 80W. Solar charge controller: NC-25 Wind generator: Rutland 913 (nice and quiet). Wind generator charge controller: NC-25 House batteries: 4 Trojan T105 wet cell batteries in 2 banks, each containing two 6V batteries. Engine starter battery: 1 Exide Tudor TA1000 gel cell battery. Lighting: Most lighting below decks is double switchable from white (normal) to red (for night vision). Anchor Light: Automatic with dawn/dusk sensor. 12 volt outlets: 12V outlets in main cabin, navigation station, forward head, plus 2 in the cockpit for fans and other 12v devices. Fans: Each cabin has at least one 12-volt fan. The galley has a Hella fan which can draw air in or out. Lightning protection: Strikeshield lightning protection. – Electronics Autopilot: Simrad/Robertson AP11 with below-decks electric/hydraulic actuator. Instruments: Nexus repeater for viewing at the helm for data from the Nexus transducers (masthead Wind, Depth and Log) and repeats NMEA data from the GPS. Two wired remote repeater instruments. Handheld compass: Autohelm digital hand bearing compass. Also a Marlin 2000 (analogue) and 2 x handheld compasses. Radar: Simrad Anritsu 24 mile radar with a low-draw LCD display (model RA772UA). Cockpit navigation: Primary navigation is using a Garmin 720 GPS plotter on a RAM mount at the helm and handheld GPS72 and Garmin GPS76 as backup. The RAM mount can be swivelled or relocated under hard dodger, to be viewable from anywhere in the cockpit. iPad with iNav software and Navionics charts for route planning, backed up by iPhone. Separate networked GPS: Garmin GPS45XL mounted at the nav station. Navigation aid and backup system - laptop with NV.- Verlag software and electronic charts at the navigation station connected by Serial-USB cable to the networked GPS. SSB/Ham radio: Kenwood TKM707 SSB with AT50 Auto Tuner. Isolated backstay antenna. VHF Radio: Standard Horizon Intrepid VHF with a remote ‘command’ RAM microphone at the helm. AIS: Wesper Marine Watchmate treansponder with dedicated antenna at stern. Stereo: Panasonic Car CD Stereo wired to speakers in the saloon and in the cockpit. USB and Bluetooth link to tablet/laptop/phone playlists. Barometer: Speedtech electronic 24 hour tracking barometer. Water quality meter: HM Digital Aquapro water tester AP-2. – Galley Stove: 2 burner gimballed propane stove with oven Sink: twin sinks and hot and cold water and a seawater foot pump spigot with a folding stainless drying rack above. Refrigerator: Technautics Cool Blue. Freezer: Engel Fridge/Freezer (38L capacity) – Head Aft Head: Lavac head with ceramic bowl, valved for overboard or holding tank. Holding Tank: 90L (24 US gal) high density polyethylene plumbed to the aft head. Shower: Within the aft head compartment. Forward head: Raritan manual head. Forward head area is converted to a pantry. The conversion is easy to remove to return the head to its original purpose. – Tankage Fuel: 200L (53 US gal). 4 20L (5 US gal) jerry cans with UV covers and webbing attachments for secure storage on-deck. Water: 350L (92 US gal) in two tanks under the main cabin floor. Shore Hoses and fittings. Gas: 5 aluminium LPG bottles - 3 larger (4.5 kg capacity, for galley) plus two 3kg capacity each, for barbecue and cockpit burner, 2 x Campingas 3lt bottles. – Deck Gear Mast: Aluminium Sparcraft deck-stepped, double spreader. Spinnaker pole track. 5.3m (17’5”) aluminium spinnaker pole and 3.6m (11’10”) aluminium whisker pole. Backstay with a Barbarossa adjuster. An inner forestay and running backstays from the upper spreader. Boom: Aluminium Francespar with three internal single line reefs. Stowable lazyjacks. Permanently mounted dual preventers run to the cockpit. Vang runs to the cockpit. Traveller in front of the dodger. Sail specifications: I=50 J=16.9 Is=34.75 Js=11.3 P=45.3 E=15. Mainsail: Loose footed, fully battened 33sq m with 3 reef points, the smallest at 11 sq m (121 sq ft). New 2015. Spare older mainsail. Furling genoa: Selden Furlex 300s Furler with a 53 sq m (566 sq ft) genoa (1 reef at 36 sq m, or 390 sq ft) with Sunbrella UV strip (new 2012). Spare older genoa. Jib: 33 sq m (360 sq ft) jib for heavy weather areas or serious weather. Staysail: 15 sq m (165 sq feet) Hank on. Storm Staysail: 9 sq m (95 sq ft). Spinnaker: with sock Running rigging: All blocks are solid stainless Gauhauer. The mainsheet attaches by a 4:1 triple block system to the traveller forward of dodger, then led to the cockpit. There are 7 halyards: 2 headsail; 1 staysail; 1mainsail; 1 topping lift; 1 spinnaker, 1 spare mainsail. Mast-base sail handling: All winches are self-tailing Barlow. On separate comings, are two self tailing 24 winches and two self tailing 23 winches. Self tailing 23 winch on mast for reef lines and the outhaul line. Cockpit Sail Handling: All winches are self-tailing Barlow. The two primary winches are 32s (genoa sheets) and the two secondary winches are 25s (spinnaker sheets, genoa furling line, etc). In addition under the dodger are 2 x 23 winches for handling the vang or topping lift (port) and the main sheet (starboard). Line clutches to port (vang, topping lift) and starboard (main halyard, unused); turning blocks for genoa sheets; reefing line for the genoa furler. Line clutches at each lower edge of the hard dodger for the running backstays. Steering: Engine controls at the wheel, cable steering. Wind Pilot windvane self steering. Cockpit Amenities: Cockpit shower w/hot and cold water; binnacle cup holder; folding cockpit table; lighting under the dodger; cockpit cushions and backrests; Bose speakers; hard dodger; full bimini; retractable mesh shades to provide near-all-round shelter; mesh sun shade as lee cloths; outboard lifting arm and tackle built into radar arch; a full boat awning for use at anchor or in marinas; Dickinson barbecue grill (small); removable gimballed single burner with mounting near barbecue. Folding table for fish cleaning /BBQ. Ground Tackle: Lofrans vertical capstan and chain gypsy electric windlass with hard wired up foot switch and hand-held remote. Primary anchor 25kg (55 lb) Delta Primary with 75m (250’) of 9.5mm (3/8”) High Test chain. A chain snubber bridle (stainless plate with slot with two lines to the deck) with 7m (25’) of 12mm (½”) lines is used. The secondary anchor is a 20kg (44 lb) Bruce with 22m (75’) of 9.5mm (3/8”) chain and 100m (315’) of 22mm (7/8”) nylon rode. Additional anchors include: a Fortress FX55 Anchor ; a West Marine Performance 35 Danforth Type Anchor ; a Bronze Fisherman Type Anchor, and 3 dinghy anchors. Spare rode and chain includes: 2 sections of 90m (300’) 19mm (3/4”) rode; 45m (150’) of 22mm (7/8”) rode; 135m (450’) 19mm (5/8”) parachute anchor rode (pre-stretched); 3 sections of 15m (50’) 11mm (3/8”) chain with 12mm (1/2”) stainless steel shackles and Quick links to match the load rating of the high test chain; 1 section of 11mm (3/8”) high test chain for Danforth tandem to Bruce or Delta in short scope or mud situations. Hatches: Seven Lewmar deck hatches. 3 cabin side Lewmar opening ports; 2 cockpit Goiot opening ports; and 3 cowl-type ventilators with dorade, all with stainless steel protective frames). Shade and insect screens on all opening ports and the companionway. Waterproof wind-catchers. Deck wash down: Located in anchor rode compartment (with Y valve for salt or fresh water selection) Mooring: Forward, midship, and aft cleats are all 25cm, and are through-bolted with extra large backing plates. Dock access: Removable side-boarding stairs for dockside use. – Dinghy Force 4 NZ Dinghy: 3.15 meter (10.4’) aluminium hulled RIB. Force 4’s are unique in that the inflatable tubes are held to the hull by a bolt-rope system. Tubes removable easily for stowage, repair, or replacement. Removable beaching wheels, manual bilge pump. Dinghy weight (without engine) is a manageable 38 (85 US lb). Outboard 1: Tohatsu 3.5HP four-stroke (model NlFS3_5AS, new in 2010). Mass 18kg (40 US lb). Integrated fuel tank 1.0L (0.26 US gal) capacity. Davits: Incorporated into cockpit arch with two lifting blocks and tackle (6:1). On-deck stowage: On-deck the dinghy stows between the mast and the inner forestay during passages. – Safety Gear Crash Bulkhead: Bulkhead between ‘front shed’ and forward berth/head. Lifelines: Plastic coated, stainless steel lifelines run around the boat at 36cm and 72cm height, supported by the stern rail, the bow rail 32mm diameter, thick-wall stainless steel tubing, tapered stanchions and gates on both sides. Handrails: Two stainless steel handrails on the dodger roof and four on the cabin top. Jacklines: Webbing jacklines run on each side from the cockpit to the anchor roller. Ditch Bag with Offshore kit of flares and smoke signals, handheld GPS, batteries, light, knife, water bottle, aphotec, floating anchor. Harnesses/life vests: 4-inflatable life vests with harness and 4 foam life jackets. Liferaft: Seago Offshore 4-person. EPIRB: 2 x EPIRB, one GME Accusat MT406G-h503E. (battery replacement due April 2017), and SeaSafe with built in GPS. Storm-tactic equipment: Drogue, Storm Parachute Anchor, plus rode. Lifesling: Lifesling POB recovery system. Bilge Pumps: High capacity, manual bilge pump in cockpit. Automatic/manual, electric bilge pumps in engine compartment, aft cabin sole, midships cabin sole, aft head, and ‘front shed’. Smoke and fume Alarms: Smoke alarms in foreward berth and aft end of main cabin. Carbon monoxide detector/alarm in main cabin. – Stuff Offshore gear including Wind Pilot self steering, parachute anchor, harnesses. Galley Equipment Sailrite sewing machine & accessories Deck wash down, located in old anchor compartment with Y valve for salt or fresh water selection. Mast climbing gear including a Tom Taylor bosun’s chair and Gibbs Ascender Flopper-Stopper: minimises roll at anchor. Spare 3-blade fixed propellor. Hookah - surface-air supplied diving system powered from 12V system. Great for working on the hull, prop, or diving for fun. 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