Getting Equipped
Lat Long for Antara at Aquarius Shipyard The navigation equipment finally arrived. All the boxes were opened and the items checked to confirm that we had indeed received all the parts. What we had ordered was a multi function display (MFD), wind instruments, radar and a satellite communication system, as mandated for a Category 1 vessel (where we will be able to sail her anywhere in the world). Then we had to finalise where to locate all the equipment, on the boat. We have to ensure we make the best use of the available space, keeping in mind that there is limited space; that being a boat not all her 'walls' are flat, or straight; that she will spend all her time in water, which can be, well, wet! The wiring was already in place and had been placed such that it was hidden from view yet easily accessible should something go wrong. The switches and electrical boxes are all placed to port, next to the galley. The navigation table was made so that a nav chart could be e