Instrumentation

All instruments are new installations in 2003 to equip the boat for its cruising purpose.

 

 

Navigation:

  • Windex wind indicator
  • Compass
  • Binoculars w/compass
  • Barometer
  • Davis Sextant
  • Raytheon ST2000 Plus Autopilot (handles the boat well on all tracks)
  • Garmin GPSmap 76 w/BlueCharts, board power supply and NEMA connection to autopilot
  • Garmin GPS 40, NEMA interface for EBIRB
  • Uniden QT206W Depthsounder
    w/serviceable 200 kHz inhull transducer (reads to 200')
  • Paper charts (NYC to Grenada)

 

Communication:

  • Uniden MC535 on board VHF, w/masttop antenna
  • Uniden Voyager handheld VHF
  • add. emergency VHF antenna
  • Icom M700PRO-24 SSB radio telephone w/ AT-130 automatic antenna tuner, insulated backstay antenna, full frequency coverage in TX & RX,
    connection to laptop for RTTY & weatherfax RX
  • Sony ICF-SW7600G portable worldband radio w/SSB, connection to laptop for weatherfax RX (backup)