An Amazing Ship!
Below Deck on the Good Karma
Kitchen on the Good Karma
A sailboat is an incredible thing, there are so many different systems packed into a small space that it boggles the mind. Consider how many: For propulsion you have sails and rigging as well as an engine. There is an anchoring system. Electronics include cabin lighting, navigation lighting, navigation instruments, radios, fans, a radar and even a microwave oven. There are pumps to keep the water out of the ship, pumps to pressurize the fresh water, as well as several others. There is an air conditioner, water heater, oven, and refrigerator. There is a generator to produce power when you don’t want to run the engine. There are heads (bathrooms) with the fresh water and sewage handling plumbing. Not to mention the living space. All of these systems and more exist in a space a bit larger than the size of an RV.
They all work quite well. We have to learn how all of these systems work, plus how to handle a boat that is larger and much heavier than we have had experience with in the past. That is why we gave ourselves a month of training trips out of the marina.
We are getting better at docking the boat. As long as you approach really slowly, just about anything else is forgivable!
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