Preparations Begin
Fugitive is a 1981 42' Chen Hwa Trawler built in Taiwan.
Fugitive came to our family in 2009 from Whitby, Ontario as a rejuvenation project.
Since then many hours of restoration have been dedicated to bring it to the official launch and preparation for this journey of approximately 6,000 miles.
Fugitive is powered by a 120 horsepower Lehman Ford diesel engine.
It carries 500 gallons of fuel and 300 gallons of water.
We are equipped with a 60 pound Manson primary anchor, a 35 pound Lewmar secondary and a Fortress stern anchor. We can deploy 110' of 3/8" chain and 150' of 1" rode. We use a Mantis snubber and bridle arrangement to reduce scope and take stresses off of the anchor windlass. We feel very prepared anchoring out with this set up.
Fugitive is powered by a 120 horsepower Lehman Ford diesel engine.
It carries 500 gallons of fuel and 300 gallons of water.
We are equipped with a 60 pound Manson primary anchor, a 35 pound Lewmar secondary and a Fortress stern anchor. We can deploy 110' of 3/8" chain and 150' of 1" rode. We use a Mantis snubber and bridle arrangement to reduce scope and take stresses off of the anchor windlass. We feel very prepared anchoring out with this set up.
Moving inside April, 2015
It was a tight fit!
Fugitive spent the next 4 weeks inside while being prepared for it's long run in the weather.
Indoor storage was required to accomplish some of the repairs. Many other additions and adjustments were added after it was back in the sunshine.
A major project was to repair all of the main decks. This involved removing and replacing all of the original polysulfide caulking in the teak decks, then sealing them with Coelan sealer for a waterproofed, non-slip and high gloss finish.
No less than 6 coats later
Fugitive was glistening!
A Magnum power inverter to invert 6 volt to 120 volt, 8 golf cart batteries and enough electrical wire and panels to keep it all straight were added to satisfy our power requirements. Fugitive utilizes an Onan 4 KW generator for recharging our batteries when away from the marina. It seems we need more than a couple double AA's to supply Fugitive.
Strong opinions, (of which there are no shortage), for an auto-pilot over an A/C system resulted in a new Raymarine autopilot. Navigation is accomplished with help from 2 Garmin GPS systems, 2 ipads and a MacBook. So now, working directly in harmony with the autopilot system, we will find our way, all the way around the loop and back again.
Return date TBA (in pencil).
Napping captain. Janice enjoys the autopilot!
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