The Modern Bits

Even a classic old girl like Kamalii needs a dose of modern electronics. Not too much - I hate yachts that are set up like floating computers. On a boat it's not a matter of if the electronics will go on the fritz, it's just a matter of when. I was adamant I was not going to turn her into a digital light show, but you just can't get away from the fact that a certain amount of electrocrap is required and expected these days.

Kamalii came with a pile of old electronics, some of which had never even been installed, but it's all pretty vintage stuff (1990's - doesn't seem that long ago to me...), large and consuming a heap of space. We've decided to keep the existing radar and autopilot, and replace them when they inevitably die. (That was a nice bonus, we thought the radar was stuffed when we bought her, but we were able to get it running again). Everything else is going now.

This photo shows Richard trying to work out how the hell we would fit all the existing uninstalled gear in the port side nav station. The short answer is that you don't. That's a steam-driven HF radio in the background.

The starboard side nav station is nice and tidy, but the crappy old chart plotter has got to go. We'll fit a new sounder and VHF in it's place.