Catalpa II Project
After living on a boat and travelling full-time as a family for 8 years, We chose to buy a Pearson 530.
What did we prioritise on Catalpa II to get her ready to sail the world?
Up grade to Lithium
We have 4 x 200ah Dakota lithium
Watch getting our sail boat ready for new electrical System Here
Service winches
Fixed auto pilot
Watch Episode 23
Install Victron Electrical System
We installed a 3000 Amp inverter
4 solar chargers
Dc to Dc charger
Display screen
Fix Nav lights
Watch Episode on going up the mast Here
Replace bilge Pump
Replace starter motor
Replace water pump on engine
Replace Engine room floor
Fix water pipes and connect pump to accumulator
Replace heads and get showers working
To Do List before we cross oceans
Thank you to those of you that have contributed to getting us off the dock we successfully sailed to Mexico Currently in the boatyard continuing getting Catalpa II ready to cross oceans.
Equipment onboard
Catalpa
Our favourite equipment and products we have
on board Catalpa II
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Dakota Lithium
We have 800ah Dakota Lithium batteries on board Catalpa II
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HighField Dinghy
We had the HighField dinghy since 2018 first we had the Classic 340 on Catalpa and now have the Highfield Classic 360 on Catalpa II
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Seawater Pro WaterMaker
SeaWater Pro is our choice to make our water on board Catalpa II
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Precision Sails
We had a custom head sail made by Precision Sails and we are super stoked with the quality and service Precision provided they are truely the go to when you need sails.
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Smaco
Smaco Dive tanks
We have 2 mini Smaco dive tanks onboard and we love them. They are perfect for cleaning the hull or if you need to get a stuck anchor or release something off your propeller.You can go under with them for 15-20 mins we use them all the time and highly recommend them if you don’t have scuba diving gear on board already.
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MUDWTR
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Earth Runners
Our favourite sandals on board Catalpa II
Alongside top health pioneers & primitive experts we created comfortable, adventure-approved earthing sandals.
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TotalBoat
TotalBoat provided us with a barrier coat and bottom paint and we will update you on how it goes once we are back in the water