General
This very special custom power CAT was completed in 2007 by the Alwoplast yard in Chile, in the Alwoplast celebrated 20th anniversary.

Alwoplast was founded by German immigrants in the German-speaking town of Valdiva, Chile. Because they are on the roaring 40s, they build really tough boats, with lots of heavy, extra beams and reinforcements. For instance the front of each hull comes to a vertical metal knife edge, angled forward, and reinforced behind with sold glass, designed for Dedalus to hit and ride up over a heavy object in the sea such as a container.

Dedalus’s underwater hull is based on the semi-displacement hull, developed by the New Zealand yacht designer, Malcolm Tennant, but in this case designed by the naval architects, Nautatec SL, whose personnel, among other things, have been involved with America’s Cup syndicates for over twenty years. (See www.nautatec.com.) This hull allows Dedalus, with a strong-build dry displacement weight of 46 tons to cruise at 8 to ten knots at around 0.6 gallons a mile and reach a maximum speed of around 24 knots (although at over two gallons a mile).

Dedalus was designed for blue water cruising. She holds up to 1000 gallons of freshwater and up to 2,800 gallons of fuel. She has many backup systems in case something goes wrong when a local boat shop is not nearby.

Engine rooms and systems
Port engine room

Cummins QSC 8.3m 482 HP 1400 hours
Twin Racor fuel filters with switchover
ESI fuel polishing system
Racor filters for generator
Alpha Pro 24V 150 amp alternator
Mastervolt 32amp IVET-8 isolation transformer
Mastervolt auto-voltage selector
Water heater
Starter batteries
11 KVA Cummins Onan generator
LED lighting
Tool room spares inventory, tool box, oils and assorted other spares
Starboard side

Cummins QSC 8.3m 482 HP 1400 hours

Cummins Onan generator 17 KVA

Twin Racor fuel filters with switchover

LED lighting

Electronics & Navigation Equipment
Navigation Equipment

Three Furuno Black Box NavNet 2 combined radar, GPS/WAAS chartplotter, fishfinder, AIS, B&G monitoring systems (two at helm station and one at flybridge, including three monitors)
Simrad Autopilot AP50 with Accu-Steer Pump (plus another instant switch-over backup Accu-Steer Pump)
Simrad FU steering lever.
Backup hide-away wheel manual hydraulic steer system ,should Autopilot pumps fail (Also, if rudders fail, can steer with engines through ZF engine controls at helm and in plug-in remote which reaches any part of the boat.)
Furuno Satellite Compass and Heading Sensor (plus instant switchover back-up dual flux compasses)
Furuno GPS GP32
Electrical System

Two shorepower inlets on each hull
Mastervolt 32amp IVET-8 isolation transformer in each hull
Mastervolt auto-voltage selector in each hull (between 115V and 230V
Two generators (Onan 11Kva and Onan 17Kva)
Two AlphaPro 24V 150amp alternators
Ten solar panels on roof, producing max 45amps 24V DC
12 x 2v Sonnenschein super traction batteries (15 year life)]
Two Mastervolt IVO-Smart battery chargers (one as built-in a backup)
Mastervolt Massine inverter (24DC to 230 v
Furuno FA150 AIS
Furuno 6kw open-array radar
B&G H1000 wind, depth and speed over water system
ICOM SSB with DSC
Uniden VHF with DSC and remote mic
Inmarsat C emergency communication system
Elbex EXS 145 CCTV, in each engine room and on aft deck

Deck Equipment
Two Maxwell VWC400 anchor windlasses, operated by WiFi remote, with plug-in remote and/or foot pedals as back up control, and built-in chain counter.
On each winch a large Danforth-style anchor with 100 meters each of 1/2” chain
Kedge anchor with polypro line attached
Anchor wash
Super lightweight aluminum IAB Lamimina 8 AL dinghy with wheels and 5hp Tohatsu outboard on cantilevered cradle
Projet 45-knot jet tender with 85hp Yamaha engine on flybridge (pontoons need replacing)
Brower 1000lb davit for lift dinghy and Projet
Hailer
Horn
Spotlight
Aft deck hot/cold shower
Foredeck fresh water tap
Swim ladder
Aft deck square table with extension to double size
Built-in covered gas barbecue

Climate control
3 x CruisAir hot and cold air conditioning units
Under floor electrical heating in main cabin, pilothouse and saloon
Fans in all rooms
Specially designed fresh air flow system
Four small hatches in main cabin combined with barred overhead hatches to produce increase airflow over the bed when anchored into the wind.
Built in mosquito nets on doors and some hatches, and removable coverings for others
Blinds on all windows. Blinds in main cabin can switch between translucent and blackout.
See-through, reflective roller blinds on pilothouse forward windows (when anchored facing the sun).
Most overhead hatches protected by roller-blinds on inside and sunbrella snap down coverings outside.

Water supply
Two 500-gallon water tanks, each can feed the whole boat system
5 micron and 1 micron filters for shore-water intake, plus UV sterlising light
Vantage Marine watermaker, approximately 40 gallons per hour (including UV sterilising light)
Kohler drinking water filter in galley
Two electric water heaters, each can supply the whole system
Waste

Blackwater tank under each toilet
Dometic/Sealand “no-complications” drop toilets, so when bottom of bowl opens, waste falls directly into tank with no intervening plumbing to fail.
Each tank pumped out by its own Dometic/Sealand T-Series Macerator pump, to either underwater through-hull or side-deck outlet.
Grey-water sumps pump out either overboard or to nearest blackwater tank for storage (in national parks).
Electric bilge pumps in all bilges
Manual bilge pump for emergencies

Entertainment Equipment
Video screen
Terrestrial TV box
X-Box
DVD player
AM/FM Radio and Amplifier
Speakers through-out inside and outside of boat,including surround sound in the saloon.

Outside Covers and Cushions
Flybridge bimini
Aft deck bimini
Cushions for banquettes and chairs
Sunbrella hatch covers
Storage covers for Projet, dinghy, aft deck table, antenna, battery compartment, pilothouse front windows and flybridge helm chair.

Interior features and layout
Aft Deck

Dining table and four folding chairs, Table extension doubling size to handle four more chairs.
Plans Deck Flexi-teak flooring
Sink with storage underneath
Access to both engine rooms
Sliding door to Saloon
Overhead lighting
CCTV
Access to side decks
Large storage lazarette on port side
Battery compartment
Crasle for small dinghy
Brower 1000-lb davit
Covered gas barbecue
Bimini
4 x shorepower sockets
Saloon

L shaped leather sofa with coffee table
Matching leather reclining "Stressless" armchair with matching foot stool
Teak and Holly style flooring
Overhead LED lighting with additional reading lights
LCD TV, Terrestrial TV box, X-box, DVD player, AM/FM radio, amplifier and speakers (incl surround sound)
Storage
Sunfrost Large deep freezer
Access to wheelhouse, port double cabin and starboard twin cabin
Fans
Wheelhouse

Dinette

Spacious area with commanding views from the main helm station
Overhead lighting
Large dining table for up to 8-10 people
Bookcase
Fan
Helm station

Side captains access door to starboard side deck
Fully adjustable Pompano leather captains chair
All navigation equipment with back up systems, diagram available (description given elsewhere on spec)
Storage for charts
Main switch panel for AC and DC systems
Fan
Galley

Huge worktop space for food prep
Ample under counter storage
Bosch Electric full-size oven
Bosch Induction 4 burner hob
Double sized sink
Fan X2
Bosch Dishwasher
Bosch dishwasher
Broan trash compactor
Microwave oven
Sunfrost full-sized fridge/freezer
Sunfrost free standing freezer
Double sink with Kohler filtered drinking water tap
Master cabin

Spanning over both hulls this cabin has huge volume, around 20' by 10' Long banquette. Stored under banquette are partitions which allow main cabin to be divided into two cabins if required. Banquette folds out into double bed.
King size double bed
Sofa/single bed when cabin is converted
4x fans
Overhead lighting
under bed storage
walk-in wardrobe
access to his and hers separate heads
Port head (his)

Sink
Mirror with lighting overhead
Under-counter storage
Additional storage cupboards
Toilet with holding tank
Shower in dedicated room with hot/cold mixer
Under sink shorewater input, including 5 micron and 1 micron filters and UV sterlising light. Access through overhead hatch,
Starboard head (hers)

Sink
Mirror with lighting overhead
Under-counter storage
Additional storage cupboards
Toilet with holding tank
Bath with overhead hot/cold shower in dedicated room
Double cabin port side

King size bed
Two fans
Storage under bed and ample further storage
Bosch washing machine
Bosch tumble dryer
LED overhead lighting
Double cabin port side head

Sink with storage underneath
Further storage cabinets
Toilet with holding tank
Lighting
Twin starboard side cabin

Two single beds bunk style with ladder
Overhead lighting
Overhead lockers
Hanging lockers
En suite to twin starboard side cabin

Sink with storage underneath
Further storage
Separate shower cubicle with hot/cold shower
Toilet with holding tank
Lighting

Flybridge

U shaped seating
Raised helm seat
Furuno Black Box NavNet 2 combined radar, GPS/WAAS chartplotter, fishfinder, AIS, B&G monitoring system
Simrad FU steering lever.
Smart Craft engine displays
ZF engine controls
B and G tri data
Storage for an additional project tender
Dock box for storage
Life raft and launcher
Collapsible radar arch wtih antennae, wind vane, anchor light, hailer speaker
Bimini (fore and aft of the radar arch)
Foredeck

Twin Maxwell 4000 operated by a wifi remote, wired backup remote with additional foot pedals.
2X 100m of 12mm chain
Access to anchor lockers
Access to bow compartments
Two heavy Danforth-type anchors
Anchor wash
Wired engine remote (plugged in near side-deck door) used on fore deck (and elsewhere) for anchoring and docking.
Two 8-foot deep lazarettes with shelf storage