FOUNTAINE PAJOT BAHIA 46'                                        FOR SALE s/v Ta-b

Looking directly down on the engine.

The battery bank shown here is above the high pressure pump for the water maker.

The house batteries are all 6 volt golf cart lead acid linked up to provide 12 volts. I have tried AGM and 12 volt lead acid and glass mat. They all pack in sooner than expected. Reason? We leave the boat for 3 - 5 months and leave someone to keep an eye on the boat and the batteries and they don’t. That is the reality in the areas we have cruised.

Golf cart batteries however can be left on a trickle feed from the solar panels and they are good to go.

That is my experience but all cruisers have different views.

Water maker osmosis tubes. Three. Rated to produce 200 litres per hour. I run it at about 150 litres per hour.

Three spares on board.

Water maker.

Water maker high pressure pump and gauges.

Top left you can see the auto helm drive unit. There is a spare unit on board as well.

Both the port side and the starboard side main switch boards - panels were re-wired with bus-bars. The original wiring had several cables connected to each switch post. Please refer to the separate photos showing “SOME OF THE UPGRADES”. If you are looking at other catamarans I suggest you look behind these panels and see how the wiring has been handled.

TOP IS CONTROL BOX FOR WATER MAKER

BOTTOM BOX AS FOLLOWS: Left switch. Vertical = Generator. Left = 220 volt shore power. Right = 110 volt shore power and run through transformer for 220 volt.

GALVANIC ISOLATOR TO THE RIGHT