The Boat

Pulse

Our aluminium power catamaran was custom designed & built after more than 20 years of surf charter operations around the Banyak Islands and North Sumatra, Indonesia.

Pulse Specs

Aluminium Catamaran – custom designed and built for surf charter operations.
  • Australian owned and operated
  • Launched – 2013
  • Length = 22m
  • Beam = 8.5m
  • Draft = 1.5m
  • Max Speed = 15kts
  • Cruise Speed = 10 – 12kts
  • Guest Beds = 8 x double + 2 x single
  • Bathrooms = 3

Configuration

Three deck levels; guest accommodation lower hull level, saloon and galley on main deck, and dining area at the bridge deck level. The accommodation and saloon areas are fully air-conditioned, each room fitted with separate units to allow guests to regulate the temperature. The fly bridge deck is the main dining and hang out area to enjoy the massive views and maximised for natural airflow.

There are ten guest beds in six separate rooms; comprised with eight beds – 140cm(w) x 200cm(l) and two beds – 90cm(w) x 200cm(l).

Power is 220v AC and universal power adaptors are supplied in each room.

Three bathroom/toilets, all with hot and cold showers. Towels are provided – one beach and one bath towel per guest.

The crew accommodation located forward with five single beds and the captains double cabin adjacent to the galley.

Saloon deck is provided with the ultimate ‘chill out’ couch for ten persons to enjoy the home theatre system. The dining area on the bridge deck provides the all time view of the surf for up to 12 persons comfortably seated with TV fitted to enjoy replays of the days surf footage.

Safety Systems

Ten separate bilge alarm sensors with automatic pumps fitted on each, with separate emergency bilge manifold system operated from the engine room.

Watertight subdivision separated into eight zones; with capacity for any one compartment flooding while staying afloat.

Engine room provided with automatic fixed fire suppression system. Smoke alarms and handheld fire extinguishers throughout deck areas. Gas alarm fitted to the galley and saloon to detect LPG gas leakage.

  • Two ICOM (M-502) VHF radios with DSC
  • One Hand held VHF radio
  • One ICOM (M-802) SSB HF radio with DSC
  • One EPIRB 406 MHz
  • One hand held Satellite phone
  • Two ten person life rafts
  • Twenty life jackets

Engineering

Electrical power is provided from a hybrid diesel/ lithium battery system. A combination of solar cells with lithium ion battery banks powers the 9kW inverters at 230vAC, day and night. When required either of the two 19kVA generators auto-start to provide the battery charging and backup power supply. Therefore this system has triple redundancy for power supply failure.
  • Engines – two Mitsubishi (6BTA) intercooled turbo 350hp
  • Transmission two ZF (286A) Ratio 2.51:1
  • Reverse osmosis fresh water-maker capacity 250 L/hour
  • Seven units Samsung split system air-conditioning
  • Fuel Capacity = 6500L
  • Water Capacity = 3000L
  • Cruising Range = 2000nm
  • One 5.2m RIB tender with 40hp centre console
  • One 3.1m RIB tender with 15hp
  • Hybrid Diesel Electrical power system2 x 19kVA Cummins Onan Gensets
  • 3 x 3kW Victron Invertors Chargers (9kW)
  • 2 x 360aH Lithium Ion battery banks (720aH)
  • 15 x 360W solar panels (5400W)

Navigation Electronics

  • Raymarine (C120W) 12” multi-function wide screen colour display unit
  • Chartplotter
  • Radar (24nm range)
  • Fishfinder/depth sounder (dual frequency 600w)
  • CCTV engine room monitoring
  • Second GPS unit (Furuno(GP-36) located in Captain’s cabin for position monitoring and anchor watch alarm.
  • Autopilot System (Coursemaster CM-950)
  • Air horn
  • Searchlight

Entertainment System

There are two TV’s (40” saloon and 32” bridge deck) with 1-TB hard drive containing hundreds of movies.

Bridge deck sound systems with blue tooth interface and 1400w of power through a ten speaker arrangement provides awesome sound quality.

Slow speed internet is available anywhere there is mobile phone reception.

Galley

  • Five burner stove with large oven
  • Microwave oven
  • Weber BBQ
  • Double fridge
  • Deep freezer
  • Ice freezer
  • Drink fridge
  • Beers always on ice!
  • Washing machine
  • Clothes dryer

Sports Equipment

  • Three Stand Up Paddle boards: 1 x 10ft Starboard, 1 x 9ft Starboard and 1 x 8’6″ Jimmy Lewis.
  • Yoga rollers.
  • Two game fishing rods with
  • Shimano overhead reels.
  • Two flick rods with spinning reels for catching squid and other smaller fish.
  • Snorkeling sets and spear gun.
  • Keen anglers and divers are also welcome to bring their own gear.

Plans Bridge

Plans Saloon

Plans Hull

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