Category: 2014

Torqeedo 1003 electric outboard

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...

Tohatsu 6hp 4-stroke outboard

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...

Raymarine ST1000 Tiller Pilot

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...

Whale Gulper 320 Ballast Pump

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...

Johnson Ballast Pump

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!...

Lewmar self tailing winch

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...

Anchors

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...

Electrical Power

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...

Digital Yacht AIS Transponder

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...