MECHANICAL & ELECTRICAL

Bluewater Yacht’s mechanical and electrical systems designs are infused with the experience of 30 years of owning and managing one of the first major charter companies in the Virgin Islands. If charter boats break down, business fails. Although there are many yacht builders creating good systems, none have the experience of a thousand charters a year to understand the crucial importance of proper systems, installed with redundancy, and exceptionally easy to access. 

  

Accessibility and redundancy are the foundation of the Bluewater Yachts mechanical and electrical plan.  We do not offer an engine room but create the opposite effect by wrapping the engine with easy, direct access to every important component.  All key systems, manifolds, and controls are installed and accessed from outside of the engine area and not subject to the constant heat, belt dust, or contaminants of the engine enclosure.

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Swing opens the bottom steps of the companionway and the Bluewater 56 offers direct and immediate access to the fuel filters and fuel polishing system which is crucial to maintaining a well-running, long-lasting engine. This access point also provides easy access to the alternator belts, engine injectors, auxiliary fuel pump, and a direct engine start/stop switch so you can run the engine while working on your own—no need to run up to the cockpit controls.

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Key Engine Features Include:

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• Dual Racor filter system plumbed with an auxiliary fuel pump for independent fuel polishing and fuel transfer among all tanks.

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• ​Second full freshwater pump system independently plumbed along with second dedicated manifold for the water maker forward where the water maker is housed.

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• ​Built-in Reverso oil-change pump plumbed to extract and fill oil for the engine, genset, and transmission.

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• ​Independent engine start/stop at forward end of the engine with easy direct access for use while working on the engine by yourself.

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Key Systems Features Include:

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• 305 gallons of fuel in four independent 316 stainless-steel tanks offering an estimated range of 1,100 miles at cruising speed.

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• Victron lithium battery charging and monitoring system with 1200AH @24V charged via 2 X 5000W Victron inverters  and two Electromaxx 165A alternators.

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• Spectra Newport 400 watermaker installed below the forward berth offering easy access and not installed within the enclosed engine environment where temperature and could affect performance.

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• Direct access to all wiring, wiring harnesses, and hardware components at the navigation and throughout the interior