The good folks at Circa Marine have been making excellent progress on Iron Lady.
The masts are now in place and much of the stainless work is being installed.
The foremast is in place along with foredeck light, bow floodlight, steaming light, horn and other items. The insulator on the stay is for the SSB.
Things are coming together in the engine room as well. In the background is the work bench. To the left you can see part of the fuel filtration system and the water maker. The engine room air intake (which is still above the water line even if the boat is inverted) is over the engine along the fire suppression system. On the front of the engine are the two big Electrodyne alternators with an output of roughly 7 KW continuous. The alternators charge the 24 V house bank and feed the 230 Volt Inverter bank. Underway this system powers all of the boats systems including the water maker and air conditioning.
Here is a good view of the barbecue area and sink on the back deck. The grill is part of the engine room air intake system.
Moving to the forepeak, this is a view looking down on the rotomolded black water tank which will be located under the decking. The heavy walled cylinder to the top right is for the retractable head for the Furuno Searchlight sonar.
Things are progressing inside as well. The helm station has been laid out and the electronics will soon be installed. The open hatch leads to the basement and the bulkhead already has elements of the NEMA 2000 network and various black boxes mounted in place.
The main electrical panel adjacent to the helm station is in place and connections from the panel to the terminal strip leading to various boat systems are underway.
This is one of four Klima air conditioning units located in the basement. All of the condensing coils are cooled using fresh water and hull cooling – no salt water required and the units can even be run to dehumidify the boat on the hard.
In the engine room, the main engine exhaust and the Kabola boiler have been installed. The Kabola heats the domestic hot water and provides heat thru out the boat in colder climates.
As things progress, we will post more updates.