Sailing Yacht SEA BUNNY

Deck equipment and tenders

Sea Bunny carries two tenders, a small RIB and a rigid dinghy, capable of setting a single sail

We set off with a Bombard RIB and a Compass inflatable dinghy. In Australia we bought a Walker Bay Rigid Inflatable Dinghy and were able to sell the Compass. The Bombard started to disintegrate in Indonesia and was replaced by a similar Avon, shipped out from the UK.


Deck equipment

Teak decks throughout replaced in 2009, Stainless steel pulpit, pushpit, stanchions and guard wires

Lofrans electric anchor windlass (2008) with veer and haul foot controls

Pressurised anchor/deck wash

45lb CQR anchor with 60 m 10 mm chain mounted in bow roller

Large Danforth anchor with chain and warp

19 lb Fortress anchor (2001)

14 lb Fortress kedge with 10m 8 mm chain and 50 m warp (2001)

60 m additional 10 mm chain

60 m 18mm nylon octoplait anchor warp (2001)

Aries demountable wind vane complete with spares

Stainless safety frames at mast base (2001, relocated 2009)

Bolt croppers

Fenders and various mooring lines, warps and sheets

Boat hooks

Cockpit table (2009).

Stainless steel & teak bathing platform, with hot & cold shower (2001)

Hose pipe

Davits and mountings for antennas, wind generators and solar panels (2009)


Tenders and outboard motors

Small Avon RIB (2009)

Walker Bay 8' rigid inflatable dinghy with sailing kit (2007)

3.5 HP Tohatsu 2-stroke outboard motor (1998), can be used with either tender

9.8 HP Tohatsu 2-stroke outboard motor (2011), used with the Avon tender

PVC inflatables have proved to be unsuitable for use in humid tropical areas such as Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand.  The factory bonded main seams survive but the adhesives used to attach the tubes to other parts, attachments and particularly for repairs do not last.

 

 

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Last updated on 12 June 2011

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