Although Hallberg Rassy Yachts are well equipped, each owner will personalise to suit their style of cruising. We intend Éowyn to be away for several years, so many Bluewater additions were needed.
My philosophy is to enjoy the new "toys" such as plotters, auto pilots etc while they work, but the yacht should be independent of these with emphasis on non electrical alternatives such as the Hydrovane, Walker log, sextant etc. Experience has taught me that water and electricity are poor bedmates!
Many of these were installed when the yacht was built but several which HR were not able to supply, were added at the Hamble in England. These are shown at the end of each list in purple. No cost options are shown in green.
The HR order numbers are included for reference. For many items there is a link to the suppliers website
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| C401010 | Selden furlin mast, controls to Lewmar 40cst winch in cockpit |
| 3464 | Jammers for main sheet |
| 3471 | Pockets for winch handles x 3 |
| Q401810 | Furlin main Dacron by Elvström Sobstad |
| Q402150 | Genoa by Elvström Sobstad, crosscut in Dacron with Efoam |
| Q402150 | UV protection for genoa |
| C403010 | Gas spring for rod kicker |
| C402100 | Second jib halyard |
| C406010 | Spinnaker halyard |
| C406100 | Spinnaker pole on mast |
| Non HR | |
| Storm jib by Crusader sails, adapted by Lonton & Gray | |
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Installed by
"Ratsey and Lapthorn" and "Maidsure" Twistle
rig for downwind sailing with 2 x 120% Yankees and 2 x twistle poles. |
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G2 asymmetric gennaker
by "North Sails" This
sail is due for delivery in November and is yet untried!!! Watch this space! |
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| For an interesting perspective on the Twistle rig, click here | |
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| 1985 | Leecloths x 4 in saloon and aft cabin, extra height 40cm |
| 2921 | Lifeline strong points in cockpit |
| 2920 | Webbing lifelines on deck |
| 1535 | Electric auto bilge pump |
| 2915 | Lifebuoys with holder x 2 |
| 2927 | Echomax radar reflector |
| 29050 | Liferaft, BFA 6 person |
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| 104000 | Varnished washboards and outer chart tables |
| 999 | Fiddle in galley, 5cm full length |
| 1916 | Sprayhood extension |
| 3062 | Brass strips to all mooring cleats |
| 3065 | Outboard bracket on pushpit |
| 3445 | Entry gates port and starboard |
| 999 | Drinks holders at outer chart table |
| 999 | Name on bow and transom and lifebuoys |
| 25101 | Stereo speakers in cockpit, "Sea and Symphony" |
| 999 | Stereo loudspeakers in saloon |
| 999 | Install owner supplied stereo - Pioneer with MP3 player |
| 999 | Holding plate type fridge Isotherm ASU 3254-SP in place of standard |
| 1501 | Sea water pump |
| T20610 | Upholstery Tric55 blue |
| T15010 | Carpet in blue |
| T18010 | Curtains in blue |
| 2369 | Aft Cabin with two separate berths |
| 23730 | Saloon with two sofas |
| 999 | Gas bottle holders x 2 |
| 1356 | Hella Turbo fan x 4 |
| T70020 | Sprung mattress to port aft double berth |
| T80020 | Cockpit cushions folding |
| Non HR | |
| Caribe L9 inflatable RIB purchased 2006. This is a great tender for the yacht but does present some storage issues as we must carry it on the foredeck. | |
| Tohatsu 3.5hp outboard to be replaced by a 9.8hp | |
| Bimini Top by C & J Marine textiles | |
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Watermaker We
have installed an Echotec watermaker. This excellent but simple
unit is manufactured in Trinidad and was installed by the manufacturers
in 2005. It has worked well to date an greatly added to our comfort.
It produces about 8 gallons an hour and is 12v powered. Waterlog Watermaker. This is a self powered device which is towed behind the yacht!! - It looks like a torpedo - We had severe problems and never managed to make it work - this was eventually looked at by Waterlog in the UK and the unit seems to be working - we will try it in anger in December 2005 |
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| 171750 | Autopilot Raymarine ST7001+ Type 11 |
| 2769 | Mast mount of Radar |
| 140500 | Raymarine 2kw Radar radome and GPS antenna |
| 140150 | Raymarine RL70CRC colour radar/plotter |
| 277060 | Raymarine ST60 multi repeater at steering stand |
| 999 | Raymarine Sonar/plotter E63007 |
| 999 | Transducer for sonar M78922 |
| 2544 | Loudspeaker for VHF in cockpit |
| 2581 | Insulated backstay with cable to nav table |
| 25474 | Icom SSB IC-M802(US spec.) and 3 grounding plates |
| 999 | DSC antenna RR Malta |
| 25259 | Raymarine VHF 230E DSC with 2nd control unit at steering stand |
| 999 | Raymarine foghorn on mast |
| 999 | ICS Navtex Nav-6 Plus including antenna |
| 1610 | 230v shore connection, circuit breaker and 4 outlets |
| 3356 | Extra 12v outlets x 4 |
| 1615 | Additional 140ah battery - 420ah in total |
| 3200 | Tricolour masthead light with anchor light |
| 999 | Install owner supplied hull anode |
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| Icom M31 hand held VHF | |
| Carl Zeiss yacht sextant | |
| McMurdo 406 EPIRB | |
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| Amptech 125ah high output alternator with controller/regulator and changeover switch to enable either alternator to replace the other | |
| Mastervolt BTM1 power management monitor | |
| Duogen water and wind powered generator | |
| Moore Power 1200w inverter | |
| Sterling 25a mains charger | |
| AIS Radar By"NASA Marine" Hopefully this will supplement the Radar at a very low current drain. Installed August 2006. Improved aerial adaptor (JM Tech Splitter) fitted April 2007 to use main VHF aerial for dual purpose. | |
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| 2442 | Extra bow roller |
| 3129 | Bow thruster, Sleipner side power 8hp |
| 2396 | Lewmar Ocean electric anchor winch, 50m 9.5mm chain, Delta anchor |
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| Guardian G23 aluminium kedge anchor by Fortress | |
| CQR kedge anchor 35lb | |
Hydrovane
wind vane self steering - my most important "extra",
 not only do we have steering
independent of a power supply but we have an emergency rudder
if the worse happens - highly recommended |
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| 31141 | Gori 3 blade folding propeller, fixed prop as a spare |
| 31231 | Ambassador rope cutter |
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After some
difficulty hoisting the two yankees in a single track, I have
acquired "power" winches by mating a "winchbit" with a Milwaukee 18v cordless
drill to provide power to any winch, but particularly the halyard
winches. We hope this will also make light work of lifting a
man up the mast.   Update August 2008 - The wincher tool has been so successful that we now have a second one - this time powered by a Milwaukee 0721 28volt rechargeable right angled drill. Having made a neooprene cover it is pretty water resistant and develops as much torque as the mains version. It works pretty much the same way as the more expensive "Winch Buddy" |
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In November 2005, we sailed
to Trinidad to have a watermaker fitted. This reverse osmosis
unit is made by a local firm Echotec. It is a very simple type with no
electronic controls and produces about 10.4 US gallons per hour
from 12 volt power.. To date (June 2006), it has run flawlessly
and has substantially improved our comfort onboard. Update June 2007 - The watermaker still performs perfectly. We have learnt that the filters need changing more frequently than recommended but they are so cheap that this is not a problem. |
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In April 2008, we added a 65 watt Kyocera solar panel fixed to the starboard pushpit by a bracket which allows rotation of the panel to maximise the amount of sun energy harnessed. This has proved a great success, the only regret is that I cannot yet find a way to fit another to the port side!  |
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Also in April 2008, we replaced the 3.5 hp Tohatsu Outboard with a 5hp 2 stroke model. We would have liked the 9.8hp version but the 5 is the largest we can safely lift aboard Éowyn.  We sold the 3.5hp the same day after advertising it on the excellent Grenada Cruisers Net broadcat 6 days a week on Ch68 |