.....or 22 sleeps to be more precise. It is almost 4 months since we bought our canal cruiser, Njord, in Rotterdam, then left her behind to return to our home in the Azores. Now at last the time is drawing near to start our travels on the canals and inland waterways of Europe.
Njord is a 9m Tak cruiser. Yes, she is small, but comfortable and just big enough for the two of us. Accommodation consists of a central saloon with interior steering position, heads and double bunk in the aft section, and dinette plus galley up forward. There is an exterior steering position on the aft deck.
The galley is my domain! It is very compact with a 4 burner gas hob, no oven, so we have invested in a Weber Q120 barbecue which can also serve as an oven - even to making lasagna - which will be permanently mounted on the aft deck. There is a combination 220v/12v/gas refrigerator which is uneconomical to run on 12v so we have also acquired a National Lunar 40, a highly efficient compressor fridge/freezer.
Our aim is to be fairly independent of shore power, as we do not want to have to stop in marinas every day. We have 3 solar panels with a total of 270W.
Some specs for those who are interested:
Length: 9m
Beam: 3m
Draught: 0.85m
Engine: Mitsubishi S4Q-2 50 hp
Closed cooling
Bow thruster
Eberspacher heater
Fuel tank: 300 l
Water tank: 100 l (got to do something about that!)
Built 1980 and re-engined in 2009
Following with great interest :-) xx
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