On passage south. Photo by Neal and Jessie of S/V The Red Thread

Line drawing

Starboard Bow

Bow and 45lb CQR

Port Bow

Aft Starboard, Monitor windvane, Lifesling, MOB horseshoe buoy and MOB pole

Furuno radar and WiFi booster with onboard hotspot

Mizzen mast with antennas

Main mast with main, jib and spinnaker halyards, two courtesy halyards, radar reflectors, tri-color navigation and anchor light and windex

The comfy cockpit with Honda 2000 generator for running refrigeration and battery charging at anchor

Cheoy Lee 29 dual speed jib sheet winches

Binnacle with Furuno Navnet VX2 radar chartplotter display, compass with light and monitor steering lines led to the wheel

Plotter with integrated AIS from VHF radio

Traveler and halyard cleats

lighted binnacle compass

Halyard and main sheet winches. Boom vang and master stateroom dorade

B&G depth, speed and water temperature instruments. Jensen CD/iPod/Radio. Standard Horizon remote VHF handset

The companionway is offset to port allowing for a more spacious Captain’s cabin

Clear side decks and ample handholds for moving forward. Dorades provide ventilation for foul weather and large hatches open to allow fresh air in.

45lb CQR anchor and rock solid Simpson Lawrence Sea Tiger 555 two speed manual windlass

Mast rails. The main mast has winches for dinghy lifting and the boom has a winch for reefing

200 watts of flexible solar on the bimini

Teak woodwork with new headliner and formica lining by the portlights lights up the interior. All interior lights are red/white LED

The master stateroom looking aft. There is a large locker by the companionway.

LED stateroom reading lights, another large locker with SeaQuencher watermaker, anchor alarm and backup Furuno chartplotter, drawers and shelves for storage.

View of the Captain’s cabin from the galley

View forward in the captain’s cabin. This cabin features a large hatch and fan for ventilation, large window for light and shade for privacy. 12VDC and USB charging plugs for electronic devices.

On entering Astraea there is a large navigation station immediately to port. The nav station has it’s own LED red/white light and easy access to the Furuno NavNet VX2 chartplotter and VHF radio.

Standard Horizon radio with GPS and AIS

Furuno chartplotter with integrated AIS

Electrical sub panel for Radar, VHF, Sailing Instruments, GPS, Spare outlet and refrigerator, Tricolor masthead light, Electronics (WiFi Booster), and watermaker seawater boost and washdown pump

High water bilge pump with light and audible alarm

NewMar battery monitor system, 12V plug, low level automatic bilge pump

Solar charge controller

Main electrical panel with battery selector switch

Double quarterberths, secure ladder with handholds, main shore power breaker and galvonic isolator.

View forward with galley to port and head door to starboard

Double stainless sinks, fan and overhead hatch in the galley. Seawater foot pump and watermaker sample tap/manual hand pump.

Three burner gimbaled Force 10 stove with oven and broiler.

Technautics cold plate freezer with refrigerator

Salon seats 6 comfortably

Table folds up and down

Ample storage in lockers and shelves. Water tanks are located beneath the port and starboard salon seats.

A comfy and cozy interior. There is a lee cloth on the port bunk for off watch crew to watch movies. There is a large hatch with two fans for ventilation.

There was water damage to the port side teak veneer but when things are on the shelves the cosmetic only damage is not visible.

Starboard side veneer and storage are in great shape

All the portlights were removed, sand blasted, powder coated and resealed in 2012.

Plate and cup storage

The head has an opening portlight for fresh air. A Raritan PH2 head can be aligned to the holding tank or overboard for passages. The toilet can be aligned for freshwater flushing to reduce head odors or seawater flushing.

The head has ample storage in lockers and cabinets above and below the sink. The sink faucet is removable and can be used as a shower head. There is a drain and shower sump pump for overboard discharge of shower water.

The V berth features over/under bunks with an upper and lower lee cloth. The custom lee cloths were made for children’s bunks.

Lee cloths clip up all the way

V berth with the lee cloths removed

Lead acid batteries new in 2015 with charging relay. No need to change the battery selector switch to charge the starting battery and house bank.

30 amp PWM solar charge controller

Ditch bag with emergency supplies, Jensen marine radio and watermaker filters located under the Nav station

Underneath the floorboards is the Westerbeke 44 engine, dual racor fuel filters, Technautics engine driven refrigeration system, Balmar 100 Amp alternator and snart charge controller and a six gallon water heater.

The engine has a remote oil filter to make changing it easier.

Dual racors and refrigeration components

Walker Bay 8 dinghy with inflatable tubes, oars and Nissan 5HP two stroke outboard

The Nissan outboard has an integrated fuel tank and can plane the dinghy with one occupant.

At anchor

Sailing downwind with the Monitor windvane

Sailing close hauled in to the sunset