Our list of safety equipment includes the folowing general items located around Tiburon:
- 406 mhz EPIRB
- 2 fire extinguishers
- PFD 1 lifejackets (traditional for Mark and auto inflate for Karen), with crotch straps - a restraint hareness each with crotch straps, to prevent us falling overboard (only worn depending on conditions)
- high volume bilge pump with two auto switches (for redundancy) and manual overide
- fire bucket
- 2 anchors and rodes
- life ring
- no liferaft but we do carry an inflatable dinghy (which is always kept inflated)
In our "grab kit" which is ready if we have an emergency we carry:
- 121.5 mhz personal EPIRB
- set of flares
- v-sheet
- signalling mirror
- handheld compass
- handheld GPS
- and other survival gear such as sunscreen, spare water etc.
Monday, July 23, 2007
Navigation Aids
To help us know where we are, and where we are headed, here is a view on the navigation and pilotage gear we carry on Tiburon: - paper charts.
So far we have sufficient charts to make Hervey Bay. Plan is to purchase more there, and more again as we go along, depending on where we decide to head.
- Beacon to Beacon, a maritime safety Qld publication that is a bit like a street directory for the water and covers Tweeds Heads to the Cape.
- NAVMAN Trackfish 6500 combination chartplotter and sonar, loaded with C-Map Max charts for the entire Australian east coast.
- liquid filled magnetic compass, mainly used for steering.
- telescope and monoculars.
- handheld GPS in the safety grab kit. Also useful if we are reconning in the dinghy e.g., finding a passge or anchorage in shoal areas.
- plotting gear such as roller ruler etc.
And to help with further knowledge we will take:
- Cruising the Coral Coast, Curtis
- various articles on areas of interest.
So far we have sufficient charts to make Hervey Bay. Plan is to purchase more there, and more again as we go along, depending on where we decide to head.
- Beacon to Beacon, a maritime safety Qld publication that is a bit like a street directory for the water and covers Tweeds Heads to the Cape.
- NAVMAN Trackfish 6500 combination chartplotter and sonar, loaded with C-Map Max charts for the entire Australian east coast.
- liquid filled magnetic compass, mainly used for steering.
- telescope and monoculars.
- handheld GPS in the safety grab kit. Also useful if we are reconning in the dinghy e.g., finding a passge or anchorage in shoal areas.
- plotting gear such as roller ruler etc.
And to help with further knowledge we will take:
- Cruising the Coral Coast, Curtis
- various articles on areas of interest.
General Info
Tiburon is a Seacraft 27 built in Auckland in the late 80's. She is NZ registered but how she got to OZ I do not know. Karen and I purchased her in August 2004.
She is shoal draft with a fixed keel and only draws 1 metre, ideal for Moreton Bay, however we have still managed to run aground by being a bit greedy (or cheeky).
She sleeps two in the aft cabin, two in settee bunls in the main cabin and could sleep two children in the cockpit.
Forward is a head, with sail and storoage space.
She is powered by a 22hp three cylinder inboard diesel and roller fulring main and headsail (area not yet measured).
She is shoal draft with a fixed keel and only draws 1 metre, ideal for Moreton Bay, however we have still managed to run aground by being a bit greedy (or cheeky).
She sleeps two in the aft cabin, two in settee bunls in the main cabin and could sleep two children in the cockpit.
Forward is a head, with sail and storoage space.
She is powered by a 22hp three cylinder inboard diesel and roller fulring main and headsail (area not yet measured).
Welcome to the SV Tiburon Blog
Hi guys,
Linked to our travel blog this one will provide some insights into the SV Tiburon.
We will attempt to construct this over the next few sessions.
As a starting point we will revisit the facts we have already posted on www.40wattbulb.blogspot.com
Regards,
Mark
Linked to our travel blog this one will provide some insights into the SV Tiburon.
We will attempt to construct this over the next few sessions.
As a starting point we will revisit the facts we have already posted on www.40wattbulb.blogspot.com
Regards,
Mark
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