Heating System; Diesel Heaters (Dc); Electronics - Symbol REDTAIL Operation Manual

54’ symbol pilothouse motoryacht
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Monitor the use of the refrigerator when the engines are not charging the 12-volt battery system. The local
power switch is located below the front door. It can be turned down to the lowest position when anchored
or moored or turned off when turning in for the night.
Other items included in the galley setup:
Microwave
Blender with chopper attachment
Coffee Pot
Knife Sharpener
Small Fan
Iron – Master Cabin Closet

Diesel Heaters (DC)

There are 2 Espar Airtronic D5 18,800BTU Diesel Forced Air heaters onboard REDTAIL. These can generate
enough heat to make the boat toasty warm even in the coldest winters. When operating on high, each
furnace will consume about 0.15 Gallons of diesel per hour. These are very efficient and economical. If
you operate them on "high" you will have a sauna aboard, about half way seems to keep REDTAIL warm
even on the coldest nights.
The furnace for the staterooms is located under the floor, starboard side in the VIP
stateroom. The thermostat that controls this is located in the Master cabin just by
the head-board and to port.
The furnace for the main saloon, galley, and pilothouse is located in the engine
room just forward of the port fuel tank.
steering wheel.
Check The furnace EXHAUST PORTS located just outboard of the 2 furnaces. Note that the exhaust is HOT!
Check to make sure that there are no obstructions such as fenders or lines. Do not block this opening when
operating the furnace. Heat will damage fiberglass or rubber. Once it is on, allow it to run for at least 15
minutes before turning it off. Turn 'off' the furnace heater by turning each thermostat switch to the "off
position".
All navigation electronics are new as of 2014/2015. There is a complete
setup of 3 SIMRAD NSS EVO2 multifunction displays, GPS, depth/fish
REDTAIL - Version 2015 - May

HEATING SYSTEM

The thermostat is located just to starboard of the pilothouse

ELECTRONICS

finders,
4G
Broadband
Instrumentation, ICOM AIS receiver, ICOM
VHFs radios, Cameras, and a ComNav
AutoPilot.
There is also a Nav Laptop Computer with
Electric Fryer
Electric Griddle
Crockpot
Keurig
Wine Cooler
Radar,
Wind
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