31st May: Photo Gallery
A single tide trip on Southampton Water to use the new Tohatsu at higher speeds as part of its running in process.
A single tide trip on Southampton Water to use the new Tohatsu at higher speeds as part of its running in process.
Choice of equipment: An electric outboard was preferred because compared to a petrol outboard they are: quiet, light and small (easy to transfer to the...
Note: Having decided that the Torqeedo 1003 electric outboard was limiting my use of Seatern, I bought the Tohatsu in May 2014, when this page...
Choice of equipment: The choice was between the Simrad TP10 and the Raymarine ST1000+; both were reviewed in Practical Boat Owner in April 2012 with...
Choice of equipment, installation and use: The Whale Gulper 320 pump was chosen and installed by Swallow Boats in the cockpit locker. At around 15...
Choice of equipment: At the Southampton Boat Show (2014) I told Matt that the worst thing about Seatern was the Whale Gulper 220 ballast pump!...
Choice of equipment and installation: The Lewmar 14ST Chrome self tailing winch was recommended by Matt as part of the system for raising and lowering...
Choice of equipment: I initially bought a Fortress FX7 since that was what was listed as an optional extra for the BC20 (although I didn’t...
Note: the following describes my original installation which was designed with the hope of using the Torqeedo electric outboard on Seatern. See the footnote for...
Choice of equipment: Initially I was going to rely on the Standard Horizon VHF radio to act as an AIS receiver with the information plotted...