Tarquin Trader 65

BOAT PROSPER II Brand: TARQUIN Model: Trader 65 Dimensions: 18.16m x 5.40m - Draft: 1.50m Year: 1990 Fiberglass/polyester hull Weight: 47 tons Fiscal power: 82CV DAFN: €852/year 5 cabins, 5 bathrooms, 5 toilets Tanks: Fresh water: 1000L - Black water: 100L - Fuel: 5200L Engines: 2 x Caterpillar 3208, 425 hp, 3711 h - shaft line - bronze 3-blade propeller Fuel consumption: At 6 knots: 15L/h - At 8 Kts: 25L/h - At 10 Kts: 50L/h - max speed: 12 Kts 25KW Onboard generator, 3600H Reversible air conditioning, 5 units Anchor FOB HP 60kg - Windlass Lofran’s Falkon 1500W serviced in 2025 - new drum - 100m of 13mm forged chain in TBE – 2 spare anchors: 1 FOB HP 40 kg (original anchor) and 1 Bruce 30kg Special attention for anchoring. The boat has never slipped, even on August 18, 2023, while in Saint Florent Bay (77 Kts winds!!!) Electronic controls KOBELT replaced the cable controls (2014) Bow thruster 2022 Max Power CT325 - 24V, 20KW Stern thruster 2015 Vetus 24V, 7KW 4 Exterior Cameras: 1 front, 2 to view the sides, 1 rear The boat, given its size and large draft, was difficult to maneuver. Now, with all this equipment, it can berth with one person even if inexperienced. This Trawler is prepared for maximum autonomy: Half of the Flybridge (Pilot station, Table, and kitchen) is covered with 8 photovoltaic panels of 415W totaling 3320W that produce up to 22 KWh per day (850Ah at 26V) The other half of the Fly is covered by a retractable, removable awning over the saloon 8 service batteries: 12 Lithium batteries 12V 138Ah Brand LithiumWerks model U27-12XP Starter batteries: 4 Lithium batteries 12V 138Ah Brand LithiumWerks model U27-12XP Can be coupled with service batteries to increase energy storage capacity to 27 KWh These batteries are recharged either: At 100A by solar panels via a Victron 250/100 A MPPT 200A by the Victron Quattro 24/8000/200 charger/inverter (shore power or generator) A100A by an additional Victron Centaur 24/100 charger (shore power or generator) And by engine alternators during navigation During summer 2024, the boat did not stay overnight in port from June 20 to September 1 and only needed to start the generator once (2 hours) to recharge the batteries due to 3 days of overcast weather. Generator start batteries: 2 Lithium batteries 12V 138Ah Brand LithiumWerks model U27-12XP Auxiliary engine start battery: 1 Lithium battery 12V 138Ah LithiumWerks model U27-12XP (to use the diving snorkel for 2 hours) Interior equipment Internet connectivity via 4G router HiFi system Connected TV on the boat’s WiFi Washer-dryer from 2019 Two 75L water heaters Refrigerator-freezer 230V in the kitchen 24V refrigerator on the Fly Four Gas Microwave Four-burner Gas Stove Dishwasher Induction hob (1 burner) on the fly Commercial ice machine Desalinator 280L/h 230V (the Victron Quattro 8000W inverter/charger is more than enough. No need to start the G.E.) Coffee station Osmosis system (water safety, kitchen, coffee...) 1.5l/h with 10L reserve External equipment Lifeboat 24H for 8 people new in 2024 Orion Stripper AM15 (best capable of cutting a chain, €1200 x2) Hydraulic passerelle Besenzoni Air compressor 50L Rear platform with swim ladder Teak deck, passavants, and flybridge Semi-rigid dinghy for 7 people Highfield 3.80m outboard engine Suzuki 30hp from 2021 (€16,000) 400kg crane on the flybridge Navigation electronics on Windows PC with Time Zero Navigator; update 2025 GPS, Depth sounder, VHF, Speed indicator, Gyro compass, Autopilot AIS transponder Garmin AIS 800 from June 2025 NMEA2000 network Helm station 19-inch touchscreen for navigation Helm station 19-inch monitor for viewing the 4 cameras Fully readable 15-inch touchscreen for navigation Fully readable 15-inch touchscreen for viewing the 4 cameras Connected TV HiFi Diving snorkel Nardi 12V 500W with 20m hose, also connectable to the dinghy with its lithium battery of 130AH All boat’s fluorescent bulbs and tubes replaced with LEDs No osmosis on the hull Very well maintained Mechanical maintenance Engine oil and filter changes every 2 years Cooling water/liquid exchange cleaning every year Hydraulic exchanger cleaning in 2024 (first time, I think) Antifouling 40Kg of JOTUN Ultra Classic S (intervals every 60 months) Propellers, shafts, chocks, and thrusters protected with Propspeed (2 large kits every 3 years) 2 bolt-on anodes of 7.5kg to be replaced every 10 years, 6 shaft anodes replaced every 3 years. Propeller, thrusters, and transom anodes replaced every 3 years. In 2020, for the first time, thrusters disassembled, cleaned, and original seals replaced (rotation resistance at end of stroke)