The winches are very heavy, very oversized. The pressure of the sails are easily handeled.
Manuals and spares are availlable, but all they need is a clean and grease from time to time.
The 2 Winches for the genua/fock:
The steering system is from Withlock Cobra 4. No chains involved, no cables, a turning bar with gear-boxes. Very unproblematic, very reliable, very direct feeling, very solid.
No surprises from this side.
Whitlock pg A.pdf (eddievan.com)
The wheel is a single spokes, stainless steel with leather from JEFA: (new in 2014)
It is huge!
The ship has a huge water tank in the front cabin, under the bed. Stainless steel! The piping is all done in cupper lines, cupper fittings. There is a pressure ballon to avoid the pump running every time somebody takes water. In the evenings you can switch of the pump and still have enough pressure for around 12l.
Winterizing, great as there are no plastic tubes involved you simply put some cheap alcool in it. (Aldi offer for vodka, tequilla, Korn, whatever is cheap at the moment. This is ecological, non chemical and the tanks and lines can support it.
I don't know for sure, but the tank should be something around 800l. I always kept it empty, to prevent things happening in the tank. There is a drain plug to the bilge if you want to let all the water out of the system.
For warm water there is a propane heater (They call these things floating bomb.) I unplugged it for that reason years ago. I was more happy with cold water then with boilling myself with that gas-heater. They were very commun in the older days. I would kick it out.
I highly recommend to have a look at the marina site.
There is all you need to have a good time, and more. It's very family friendly, bathrooms are the best for a marina, there are shops, restaurants, a little store, ship yards, a ship crane, closed parking.
Have a look at the homepage:
Marina in Zeeland (Holland) - Jachthaven Bruinisse
