Specifications

 
TECHNICAL INFORMATIONS   
Length Overall:  53.3 m 
Waterline length:  42.0 m 
Beam:  9.8 m 
Draught:  3.8 m 
Gross tonnage:  371 tons 
Registered tonnage  232 tons 
Cruising speed under 2 engines  I I knots 
Cruising speed under I engine  8 knots 
Fuel capacity  48,000 liters 
Range under one motor  8500 nm 
Range under two motors  6000 nm 
Water capacity  40,000 liters 
Hull  Steel 
Superstructure  Aluminum 
Classification  American Bureau of Shipping 
Built  1930 by The Bath Iron Works 
Re-built  1983 by Abeking & Rasmussen 
   
MACHINERY   
Main Engine:  2 X Volvo 290hp/215KW @ 1800 rpm 
Gear-Box:  Pont-a-Mousson 
  Twin engine to single shaft drive 
Generators :  2 x Northern Lights LM668D 
  - 97hp/65KW @ 1800 rpm 
  - 6OHz (new 1995) 
  1 x Onan Marine Genset 25KW 6OHz 
Bowthruster:  Schottel-Werft 
  Transverse cross-jet tunnel installation 
  Producing 4OKW @ 1170 rpm 
Propeller:  Hundested multi-pitch propeller type FR-H 
Steering Gear:  Sefle-Wennberg SW-2045 
Fuel Separator:  Alpha Laval 
  600 ltr/hr @ 7500 rpm 
Air-conditioning:  Climma Marine chilled water system 
  CWS 3884 x 4 compressor units. 
  Individual cabin controllers by 
  HONEYWELL "Chronotherm III" 
Water-makers:  Hydro-electric-marine desalination units 
  2 x HEM 25 series 
  Output 120 litters per hour each 
Power:  380v 3-phase shore-power converts to 
  220v 3-phase and 110v single phases 
   
NAVIGATION AND COMMUNICATIONS   
Satellite communications:  2 x JRC JUE-31 0 satcom B giving 
  4 x Voice lines 
  2 x Fax lines 
  2 x Telex lines 
  2 x high-speed data transmission port 
Fax:  Panasonic Panafax UF312 
  Okifax Oki4lOO 
Computer:  Hewlett-Packard Brio 
  233mhz 64RAM 15-inch screen 
  Color scanner. 
Telephones:  Panasonic PABX digital business 
  system telephone exchange. 
Radios  1 x Icom IC M80 VHF 
  1 x Shipmate RS 8400 DSC/VHF 
  Sailor SSB 
Navigation:  Furuno FR-1505 marine radar 
  Furuno GP-80 GPS 
  Furuno DS-70 Doppler speed log 
  Furuno FCV-281 color fish-finder' 
  Furuno Weather fax and Navtex 
  B&G Hornet 4 sailing instruments 
  B&G Hercules depth sounder 
  C.Plath Navigat VIII Gyro-compass 
  and auto-helm 
  Auto-helm rudder Indicator. 
   
SAILS & RIGGING   
Sails:  9 working sails by Doyle Sail Loft 
  Between 10.3 and 13.9 oz cloth giving 
  a working-sail area of 860 ml 
  Light weather sails include 
  MPS - 656m2 by Hood 
  Genoa - 266m2 by Lee 
  Queen fisherman - 196m2 by Lee 
  Heavy weather sails include 
  Storm jib and trysall - all by Hood 
Masts:  3 x Swiss fabricated aluminum quarter 
  sections by John Powell 
Rigging:  1 x 19 stainless steel 19.22mm & 22mm 
  Gibb terminals and bottle screws 
   
DECK EQUIPMENT:   
Winches:  6 x Seaway Francis C9500 
  2 x Seaway Francis C6000 
Ground Tackle:  2 X stockless D. Hone special anchors 
  711 & 708 kgs. 
  5 & 7 shackles 25mm stud link chain 
Windlass:  R2202 Thomas Reid & Sons 
  7.5 kw 220v AC 3-phase motor 
  2 x Gypsies to take 25mm chain 
  2 x warping drums 350 mm diameter 
Capstan:  Thomas Reid & Sons 
  5.5 Kw 220v AC 3-phase motor 
Lifting davits:  Danfloss Hydraulic System 
  G.E.C 4Kw 220v AC motor 
Passarelle:  5 meter aluminum split length with 
  teak cross steps, Aluminum stanchions. 
Boarding Ladder:  Wooden side-mounted boarding ladder 
  with platform. 

Deck Plans


    
Please contact: 
S/Y Aquarius W
 
  c/o Capitan Erie 
  Vieux Port de Nice 
  Nice 06300 France 

All particulars believed correct but not guaranteed.
Publisher Fraser Yachts Ft. LAUDERDALE (954) 463-0600
Brochure photos by Alexis Andrews  (268) 460-1175
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