“Sabbatical III” Amel
Super Maramu Millenium,
Built
by Chantiers Amel,
Launched
October
2003 and owned by us since launch
US flagged and Coast Guard documented
MMSI: 366907550 Call sign: WDB5248
Basic specifications:
Length Overall |
52 feet 6 inches |
(16 meters) |
Length at Water Line |
41 feet 4 inches |
(12.6 meters) |
Beam |
15 feet 1 inch |
(4.6 meters) |
Draft |
6 feet 7 inches |
(2.05 meters) |
Air Draft |
65 feet 2 inches |
(20.0 meters) |
Ballast |
12,320 pounds |
(5,500 Kgs) |
Displacement (loaded) |
35,840 pounds |
(16,250 Kgs) |
Engine |
100 hp Yanmar diesel |
|
Generator |
7 Kw Onan MDKAV diesel |
Kubota D114 block |
Fuel |
158 gallons |
(600 liters) |
Water |
264 gallons |
(1000 liters) |
Sail Area – Main |
378 sq. ft. |
(35 sq. m.) |
Sail Area - Genoa |
(155%) 764 sq. ft. |
(71 sq. m) |
Sail Area – Mizzen |
204 sq. ft. |
(19 sq. m) |
Sails and rigging:
Main, genoa, and mizzen built by QSails (Izmir, Turkey) in
2016. Tri-radial construction, laser cut by Dimension
Polyant in Germany using their HydraNet Radial (HNR)
sailcloth.
Sail details: Foam luff pad for genoa,
Spectra webbing reinforcement at clews, soft Spectra genoa
clew, stainless steel rings for main and mizzen clews, Dyneema
leach lines,
Heminway Bartlett
UV resistant thread, foot line for genoa, leather
reinforcement used at clews, aluminum clamcleats for leech
lines and foot line.
Sail cloth and weights: HNR 393/343 for main
sail, HNR 303/343 for mizzen, HNR 393/HNR 343 combination for
genoa.
Standing rigging new 2016 using ACMO (France)
parts. Swaging by ACMO at French factory. Installed by
Ogemar Spars and Rigging (Izmir, Turkey).
All halyards replaced in 2017 with Gleistein Mega-Twin Dyneema
line.
Other sails:
Cruising
spinnaker
(1213 sq. ft.) built by Doyle (Marblehead, Mass.) out of 1.5
ounce nylon, on Selden GX 25 top down furler
Nylon
ballooner
(750 sq. ft.) set on pole (built by Deme Voiles, Le
Pouliguen, France)
Mizzen ballooner
(nylon) (built by Deme Voiles, Le Pouliguen, France)
Blade jib (110 %, 475
sq. ft.) built by Quantum (Thurston), Bristol, Rhode Island
Storm jib built by ATN
(Ft. Lauderdale, Florida) (never used!)
Backup mainsail built by Calibre Sails
(Whangarei, New Zealand) in 2008 using Challenge Marblehead
sailcloth
Power:
220V/50 cycle AC power. 24V DC power for house uses (lights, refrigeration, bowthruster, windlass, autopilot, etc.) and 12 volt DC power for instruments and engine start.
175 amp alernator (24V, by Leece-Neville model 8SC3009ZA) and 55 amp (12V) alternator both belted to Yanmar propulsion engine.
12 volt alternator belted to Onan generator.
Balmar Max Charge MC-624H charging regulator controlling 175 amp
alternator.
House battery bank (24 volt):
Twelve Victron 12 volt deep-cycle AGM batteries (BAT412101080), 110 amp-hours each @ 12V
Starting battery: one Victron 12 volt deep-cycle AGM batteries (BAT412101080), 110 amp-hours
Charger for 12v start
battery: Marinco 27104 portable 4.3amp charger (110/220v
AC input, 6/12v DC output)
All batteries in compartment sealed from interior of the boat
and vented overboard
DC/AC Inverter: 1800
watt
Xantrex ProSine 1800i sine wave
inverter (220v 50 hz)
with remote controller in galley
Promariner 22074 ProSafe 50-60 Amp Failsafe Galvanic Isolator
E-Meter battery monitor with LED display for
house battery bank
Sailor 24 volt to 12 volt transformer for instruments, VHF,
stereo, etc. (each of 3 installed units of the Sailor 24v/12v
N420 regulator provides up to 8 amps at 13.4 volts)
Two Sharp 123 watt solar panels (multi-crystal silicon, model
ND-L3EJE) hinge-mounted on stainless steel railing
connected to Manson SBC-7230 photovoltaic
3-stage charge controller (24V, 30amps)
Extra diesel fuel:
100 gallon bladder tank (ATL) that can be strapped aft of mizzen mast when in use
20 liter jerry cans x 7 (Mil-spec made by Spectre, Canada)
Engine and mechanical:
24 volt Amel retractable bow thruster
Three-blade feathering
prop (Autoprop H6-566 LH roller
bearing propeller) with Spurs line cutter. Painted with
Velox anti-foul paint.
ZF Hurth marine gearbox model ZF25
Automatic fire
extinguisher in engine room
Manual engine room fire extinguisher operated from
companionway
Central bilge system
with automatic (AMFA model "MARINAZZ" 24 volt) and manual
(Henderson Whale Mark V) bilge pumps
Spare bilge pump: Jabsco 50890-1100 Marine Filter-less
Waste Pump (24-Volt, 7-Amp, 1.5")
Aqualarm Bilge Pump Cycle Counter
SpeedSeal Life on Yanmar cooling pump
Three independent air conditioning and heating units 220 V (Climma "Compact Quatro", Italy)
Spare AC pump: March
pump #AC-5C-MD, 230v, 17gph, 1/8hp
Seven Hella two-speed fans and two "Port Fans" by Hotwire (all
24 volt)
150 liter per hour
freshwater maker (Dessalator, France) with two Dow SW2540 RO
membranes,
two sediment pre-filters (20 microns and 5 microns), and
freshwater flush with 5 micron carbon block pre-filter
(Matrikx CTO Plus)
Omega inline water
quality monitor with LED display and alarm in galley
(Model CDCN 204)
24 volt forced air ventilation system throughout
Dual Racor 500 fuel
filters (10 micron elements) with vacuum gauge
Fuel polisher (150 gph, Reverso 24 volt fuel pump, Racor 1000
fuel filter with 10 micron element, Algae-X FPS-500A)
Hose teed to fuel polisher used to drain bladder tank and
jerry cans
Vetus sea strainer with basket SET0187
Jabsco 24v engine room blower (model 35440-0010 )
Sail control:
11 Lewmar self tailing winches: 2
electric #58 primaries, 1 electric #44 mainsheet, 2 #44
self-tailling, 3 #40 self-tailing, 4 #16 self-tailing
single-speed
AMEL electric furling
jib (manual backup)
AMEL electric furling
and reefing main (with manual backup)
AMEL manual furling
and reefing mizzen
Double downwind AMEL
pole system with complete rigging
Control of mainsheet
traveler (Lewmar) with traveler winch (Andersen) in cockpit
Control of jib sheet
car traveler (Lewmar) next to cockpit
Deck and anchoring:
Center cockpit with
fully protected helm seat and leather-covered wheel
Hard dodger
Folding bimini with extension, side panels,
and dodger cover (made in Sunbrella by Canvas Creations,
Phuket, Thailand)
Shadetree awnings from bow to mizzen
Seven watertight
lockers
Aluminum
ladder/gangway combination
Stainless steel rub rails
Four hatches (Goiot)
Four opening portholes
(Goiot)
Double bow rollers for
anchors
Automatic anchor washdown (AMFA model A66B) with
cockpit control
High pressure freshwater deck wash
Cockpit table
Freshwater hot/cold
deck shower in cockpit with thermostatic control
Lofrans Tigress 1200 watt electric windlass 24 volts
Bow
anchor:
Buegel anchor (30 kg)
by Wasi (stainless steel)
connected to "Wasi Power Ball" anchor swivel
10 mm galvanized Grade
70 anchor chain (90 meters, new 2017) made by Chainerie
Limousine (France)
Anchor chain counter
at helm
Stern anchor: Spade
ALU 100 (aluminum) with 30 feet chain + 250 feet line
Storm anchor: Fortress FX55 with 6 meters chain + 350 feet of
3/4 inch double-braid rope rode
Navigation
and electronics:
Radar display/chartplotter at nav station Raymarine RL80C Plus
Radar display/chartplotter at helm station Raymarine RC530 Plus
C-Map digital charts
cartridges
iNavX navigation app running on iPad Pro and iPad Air 2 using
Navionic charts
vYacht NMEA wifi router wirelessly broadcasts all instrument
and AIS data to iPads and laptops
Raymarine Pathfinder 4 Kw
radar with radome mounter on mizzen mast
Raymarine autopilot ST7001+ with 400G AST course computer with
Gyro-Plus heading sensor
Backup autopilot is Raymarine
Evolution EV-400 Sailing Vessel Autopilot Pack with
Actisense NGW-1-STNG NMEA Gateway for SeaTalk ng
System
Raymarine Type 2 24 volt long linear drive autopilot
motor (M81134) on rudder quadrant (with backup
linear drive in box)
Second installed autopilot
motor (Raymarine Type 2 24 volt rotary drive model M81137) as
installed backup
Raymarine ST60 depth, speed, and ST70 wind instruments with
displays at helm and nav station
Raymarine Raytalk 240 VHF with
handsets at helm and in companionway
Raymarine Raynav 300 GPS (Raystar 125 GPS as backup)
Raymarine wireless "Smartcontroller" autopilot remote
Extra Seatalk network ports at
helm, nav stations, and galley
Raymarine PC/Seatalk/NMEA interface box (Model 85001)
Hawkeye H22PX portable depth sounder
SOLAS/USCG flare kits
Digital Yacht AIT1000 Class B AIS transponder attached to dedicated antenna at masthead and
broadcast as wifi signal via vYacht NMEA router
AIS Backup (uninstalled): (i) VHF
antenna, (ii) Digital Yacht SPL2000 VHF/AIS Antenna
Splitter, and
(iii) QK-A026 Wireless AIS+GPS Receiver by Quark
Electronics
ICOM M802 SSB radio with ICOM AT 140 automatic tuner, whip antenna
Ubiquiti Bullet M2
Titanium - Wireless Access Point - AirMax (BM2-TI(US)) with
Alfa 9
dBi AOA-2409TF outdoor Wi-Fi omni-directional antenna N-female
connector
TP-Link Hgh Powered Wireless Outdoor CPE TL-WA5210G
directional wifi repeater
Cisco router
Two Iridium satellite
phones (Motorola 9555 and 9505)
Redport Optimizer satellite hotspot (router) for Iridum
satellite connections
Xaxero SSB weatherfax
demodulator
Steiner
Commander 7x50 binoculars
SeaMe active radar transponder
Aqua Signal Series 40 tricolor (LED), deck-level, and anchor
lights (LED)
Holux 1200e GPS logger with bluetooth
Galley:
Two 24V electric deep
freezer/ refrigerators in the saloon (Frigoboat)
Front-opening 24V
stainless steel refrigerator in galley (Frigoboat)
Top-loading stainless
steel dishwasher (Eumenia 5500)
Eno four-burner
stainless steel propane stove with oven (Eno No. 0743 "Marina cooker + grill")
Microwave oven: Samsung ME83M 220v 50/60 Hz
Isolated and airtight
propane gas compartment with solenoid valve
One 20 lb and one 10
lb aluminum US standard propane bottles in sealed gas
compartment
Extra 10 lb aluminum propane bottle stored on rail
Galley exhaust fan
Corian countertops
Plumbing:
Two Jabsco electric toilets (Model 37245-1094, 24V, EMC) each with Jabsco Par-Mar 4 flush
water supply pump Model
31631-1094 and Jabsco macerator
pump Model 37072-0094
Two interior showers with thermostatic controls
Two blackwater holding
tanks (60 liters each)
Two interior and one
cockpit shower with thermostatic control
Clothes washer: Hotpoint-Ariston WMTG 723 H C
IT Freestanding 7kg 1200RPM White Top-loading 220v, new 2017
Seagull IV water
filter with tap in galley
Jabsco VFLO 5.0 GPM (19 LPM) Constant Flow Water Pressure Pump
(Model 42755-0094) (plus spare)
Isotemp Basic marine hot water tank
Other:
Sony CDX-GT400 CD
player with XA-110IP IPod connector and remote control
Speakers in saloon and
cockpit plus JBL Charge Portable Wireless Bluetooth Stereo
Speakers
Epson WorkForce WF-100 Wireless Mobile
Printer
iPad Air 2, iPad Air, iPad Pro
Boat PC: Intel NUC6i5SYK running on 24v
DC current stepped down to 19v DC by Intelligent DC-DC converter
with
USB interface (model "DCDC-USB-200" from Ituner
Networks). PC connected to USB powered GeChic 2501H 15.6" 1080P
Portable Monitor
Boat laptop: Lenovo - Yoga 710 2-in-1 15.6" Touch-Screen
Laptop - Intel Core i5
Fishing gear for trolling pelagic fish
Safety:
7 watertight compartments
Three EPIRBs:
ACR GlobalFix 406 Mhz EPIRB with GPS, manual deployment (Model
2744)
ACR Globalfix Pro GPS EPIRB Cat II (Model 2844)
ACR GLOBALFIX V4 CATEGORY 2 EPIRB (new 2017)
MOM8-A man-overboard module
West Marine throw rope
Mustang automatic hydro-static personal flotation devices with
harness
Wichard tethers and jacklines
Lifesling man overboard module in hard plastic case
Dedicated liferaft
locker
Abandon ship grab bags with water, emergency rations,
signaling devices, etc.
Hand-pumped emergency watermaker (Katadyn Survivor 06)
Handheld VHF radios (Standard Horizon and
Icom)
Raymarine Lifetag man-overboard alert system
connected to Seatalk network with
four Lifetags PLDs
Personal AIS emergency transmitter by easyONE (Germany)
installed in two Mustang pfd's
Padeyes in cockpit and Wichard jacklines on deck
Continuous stainless steel railings full
length of the boat (25 mm diameter)
Storm drogue: Galerider (42" x 48" - 30,000 to 55,000 lbs) with
350 feet of 3/4 inch double-braid line
Electric hookah diving apparatus (Brownies Third Lung E140
220v/50 hz)
Whale Titan manual emergency pump mounted on wooden board
Masthead tricolor (Aquasignal Series 40) and deck-level running
lights
Aqua Signal LED Combination Steaming Light / Floodlight S43
Masthead emergency strobe light
Floorboard lockdowns
Plastimo emergency boarding later
Universal Security Instruments SS-770 Battery-Operated
Ionization Smoke and Fire Alarm
Costar Carbon Monoxide Alarm Model 9Marine
Dinghy:
AB (Artigiana Battelli) Lammina 9.5AL
aluminum RIB dinghy (Hypalon tubes) with Tohatsu
9.8 hp outboard (2-stroke) (Model M9.8)
Backup dinghy: Zodiac
Cadet
roll-up (Model C310,10.4 feet) with Yamaha 6-hp 2-stroke
West Marine inflatable kayak