Q & A ASK THE EXPERTS Advice and knowledge from the leading experts in their field
PAUL HICKINBOTHAM Product Manager Marine EMEA, Dometic
HOW DOES A SOURCE OF PURE WATER SAVE TIME AND COST FOR BOAT OWNERS?
JOUNI HUUSKO Technical Sales Manager Axopar Boats
WHAT DIFFERENTIATES THE BRABUS SHADOW 800 COMPARED TO THE OTHER AXOPAR MODELS?
DAVE SIROCKIN Company Director Flow Marine Ltd
HOW WILL REMOTE MONITORING AND CLOUD DATA BENEFIT THE DAILY OPERATION OF A YACHT?
JAMES WARD
Managing Director Electric String Ltd
WHAT ARE THE IMPORTANT ISSUES TO CONSIDER WHEN PLANNING AN AV REFIT ON BOARD?
The countless hours spent by crew cleaning, washing and buffing their yacht are significantly increased when there are impurities in the washing water as streaks and spots are left behind. Dissolved solids can be destructive to marine paints, coatings, hardware and other yacht finishes and detrimental for interior surfaces such as sinks and shower screens. A simple solution is to get rid of the compounds responsible for spotting using a double- pass reverse-osmosis watermaker system. Using pure, softened water saves time as crew can simply spray the boat down with no damage from unknown chemicals or contaminants. Dometic’s XZ series combines an on-board Sea Xchange watermaker and a Spot Zero freshwater reverse-osmosis purification system, creating a double-pass process which removes 95-99% of dissolved solids for ultra-purified water sent straight to the vessel’s storage tank.
Although the hull lines of the new BRABUS Shadow 800 by Axopar are based upon the existing Axopar 37 Sun-Top, that’s where any direct comparison ends. Launched in January this year, the BRABUS version is supplied complete with a long list of quality, standard extras, that justify the additional cost. Firstly; the vessel is powered by dual Mercury Marine 400R supercharged racing engines. The front accommodation has BRABUS Fine Leather and Alcantara, with an infotainment centre and LG 42” flatscreen TV. The hull is painted BRABUS signature black using Alexseal and deck fittings have a cool looking ‘Black Ti’ real Titanium finish. Carbon-fibre has been used in the stern and for parts of the trim detail. The Sun-Top has an electric Webasto canvas roof and fingertip steering control via Mercury’s 360° Joystick Piloting. Plus, boat & engine information is handled via Mercury’s latest VesselView 903 management system.
Remote monitoring and cloud data are a hot topics in the Superyacht industry. There are numerous benefits including remote technical support - you don’t have to fly an engineer half way round the world to fix a problem, so you massively reduce your support costs, and vessel down time. The combination of realtime and historic data allows vessels to implement intelligent maintenance strategies. They can predict and prevent potential failures in machinery, reduce maintenance costs, and improve equipment manufacturer customer service. Historical data will show trends in equipment usage allowing vessels to make efficiency improvements such as generator downsizing, giving cost savings and environmental benefits. Captains and Engineers, equipment manufacturers, shipyards and yacht management companies, can see that cloud data improves operational efficiency and cost savings.
When embarking on an
AV refit it is important to remember the boundaries within which you are working and the expectations of a client. Whereas a new build project is essentially a blank canvas, refits are generally restricted in one way or another which must be incorporated into the design of the system. The level to which a design must be adapted depends on the scope of project itself – for example the works may be AV only and must contend with an existing infrastructure, or alternatively the AV may be just one part of a major, whole vessel, refit and allow for more flexibility. The ideal scenario is to replace outdated technology for the latest available, but this may not be feasible in reality and limitations must be understood, addressed and communicated at the earliest stage. However deep the scope for change is, or not, the system designer must always bear this in mind and make changes as necessary.
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