APSARA

Most of Apsara's electrically-powered equipment requires DC power with the biggest consumers being the autopilot, the navigation systems, the communication systems, the watermaker, and lights/stereo. Other equipment requires AC power. If these do not require too much power (e.g. computer, microwave, printer, etc) they can be run via an inverter which converts DC power to AC power; otherwise they require running the generator which makes AC power to run the battery chargers, the refrigerator, the water heater, and the washing/drying machine. We can also charge the batteries, cool the fridge and heat water with the engine, thus we have a back-up system if we have a problem with the generator... Water pump - one pump has failed but we have a back-up in line pump and so we have not been inconvenienced.