Accommodations
MOONRAKER's pilothouse leads forward, below decks to the galley, sleeping quarters and full head facilities.
The boat sleeps two forward in a double V-berth with a 6" foam mattress with blue and red-striped upholstery.
Below-deck joinery is varnished teak, with varnished teak and holly soles. There is a pull-up hatch access to the bilge area. Two opening translucent hatches with screens provide extra light and ventilation. There are curtains on the port and starboard ports. Forward is a single-door access to the forepeak anchor locker and two Hella fans.
V-BERTH FORWARD
Generous storage is beneath the V-berth along with shelf storage, port and starboard. The upholstered cushions are blue and red stripe, coordinating with the mattress.
Next to port is a large cedar-lined hanging locker finished in varnished teak with shelf above.
HEAD
The head is next aft, to port of the hanging locker. It has a solid varnished teak door and a teak grate on the sole. The head includes a vanity, stainless steel oval sink with stainless steel fixtures, hot and cold pressure water and a telephone-style shower. There is a teak trimmed sliding door storage locker outboard the vanity and more stowage under the vanity. A Vacu-flush marine head with Y-valve is plumbed to a holding tank. There is a full-length mirror on the inside of the door and two stainless steel towel racks.
GALLEY
The galley is to starboard. The countertop is white Formica with teak trim. Forward is a stainless steel gimbaled 2-burner propane stove. Outboard above the stove is a flush-mounted Panasonic microwave oven. The deep stainless steel sink has a stainless steel faucet with single hot and cold pressure control, a fresh water hand pump and a seawater hand pump. Aft is hinge-topped bin refrigeration with separate refrigerator and freezer. Outboard is flush sliding door locker storage with shelf and a large custom storage locker with shelf and separate custom dish, glass and cup stowage.
- Refrigerator and freezer (12-V and AC)
- Two-burner stove with remote propane shut-off
- Stainless steel sink with Grohe fixtures and pressure hot & cold fresh water system
- Sliding door and drop-front lockers, and drawer storage
- 110-volt dual outlet
- Step light in galley area
- Opening hatch with screen
- Solar vent and Hella fan for ventilation
- Electrical Panel: (3) banks of DC breakers and (1) bank of AC breakers to starboard on aft bulkhead of Galley.
PILOTHOUSE
Up the companionway steps, the hardtop pilothouse has seven large windows. Three fixed forward windows have heavy-duty, self-parking, intermittent windshield wipers and electric defrosters for the two outboard windows. The large full-length side windows have one sliding window and one fixed window.
Aft pilothouse is enclosed with half bulkheads with direct open-air access to the cockpit from under the pilothouse roof. A custom 3-piece drop curtain with windows and zippered roll-up door encloses the pilothouse.
- Built-in Refrigerator to port beneath aft helm deck seat
- Heater outlet (not connected)
- Dual 110-volt outlet
- Step light
The spacious pilothouse is finished in varnished teak including a deep forward dash. Insulated white overhead has varnished teak trim and overhead spot lighting. The pilothouse sole is oiled teak decking with flush-hatch access to large mechanical systems area below.
To port is a raised dinette/entertainment area with forward and aft facing settees that have storage access from under the cushions that are finished in blue Ultraleather. A pedestal-mounted varnished teak table with fold-up leaves is between. There is drawer storage in the raised platform face. An inboard facing refrigerator is built into the base of the aft settee. The dinette table is removable and two varnished birch/mahogany inserts provide a platform for a double berth with 6" foam mattress covered in red fabric.
Starboard, the aft pilothouse has a raised forward-facing bench seat with a varnished teak opening cover footstep that offers access to a small storage area. This seat has matching blue Ultraleather covered cushions. Storage within this seat is accessed from the cockpit.
HELM STATION
Forward, the teak raised helm station has a custom Zwaardvis pedestal adjustable helm seat with varnished wood back and arm rests and a matching blue Ultraleather cushioned seat. There is a varnished teak rimmed stainless steel 22" steering wheel and a storage area under forward with access to control electrical systems and the electrical panel.
- Edson Mathers dual control, synchronized engines
- Bennett hydraulic trim tab controls
- Dual gauges for fuel, voltage, temperature/PSI, oil pressure and tachometer
- Remote switches to spotlight, nav lights and deck/cabin lights
- Kenwood VHF
- Separate I/O trim controls
AFT COCKPIT & OBSERVATION DECK
From the pilothouse, the cockpit is one step down to a teak cockpit sole and has white coaming sides, teak trim cap, and flush storage areas. Access to the cockpit is easy via port and starboard steps outboard of the engine box from the aft swim platform. There is a flush cockpit hatch to the mechanical/storage area below. Seats have molded nonskid. There is a large air-assist lift insulated engine box on center. The engine box forward has a forward-facing built-in bench seat with cushions.
- Heavy duty teak swim platform has a telescoping stainless steel folding swim ladder.
- Hot and cold deck shower
Forward port is a bulkhead mounted aft-facing bench seat with cushions, and large lazarette beneath for lines, chairs, shore cable, etc.
Starboard is access to the pilothouse whale watch observation deck via a stainless steel ladder with teak treads. Behind the ladder and accessed through a door in the half bulkhead is a large storage area.
OBSERVATION DECK
Aft on the pilothouse rooftop and is encircled with a stainless steel pulpit. The cabin top trim is varnished teak with beige nonskid. Masthead is painted to match the cabin top and holds:
- Antennae
- Cockpit flood light
- Ensign halyard
Teak radar staff includes:
- Dual horns
- Raytheon radar dome
- RC antenna
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