New capstan

Bought a "capstan A" from C&J capstans, half a ton of pulling power so no more anchor problems :-) NOW, what to do to power it? 

Option 1 :- Heavy cables run all the way from the engine room battery bank.

Option 2 :- Place a 140ah battery in the bow with a charging cable run from the engine?

Hm, to avoid unnecessary voltage drop option 2 seems to be the best answer.....

http://www.cjcapstans.co.uk/

Avon tender

Just bought a small tender for the boat, the 8hp yamaha will go on the back & i'll fit it out for light trolling... As it has a wooden floor it's a stable small platform to fish from.... 

Wiring

Lots of dodgy/joined wiring so some work to do to get it all in shape...

Filters

Fuel and oil filters have all been changed but this system has been bought & will be installed straight from the fuel tank for piece of mind... The fuel tank will be emptied and cleaned next winter. The diesel pump will be stripped and rebuilt next month with the injectors being serviced at the same time... I will also change the alternator to a more modern unit with a large AH output......

Fishing trip

The first trip with the boat produced no Salmon but it was a great trip.... The only issue after 58 engine hours was a slight leak from the stern gland but a half turn on each of the two adjustment bolts fixed it... The impeller was shot & was changed with all of the filters before the trip.