THE R/V PILAR SETUP
Engine
Company: MAN Diesel
Model: v12-1400
tier 3 environmental
This fuel efficient, low carbon footprint engine reduces both the emissions and cost of running lengthy, long-range opps at sea. the engine also Runs silently meaning it doesn’t disturb the marine life being observed.
Generator
Company: Northern Lights
Model: M864W3G 25kw marine generator
Tier 3 environmental
Widely considered the best marine generator on the market. it is the silent running powerhouse of the R/v pilar. it’s both easy to maintain and operate . it meets the highest emissions standards, producing ample power for any opp with a minimal carbon footprint.
Gyro-Stabilizer
Company: Quick
Model: MC2-x16 gyroscopic stabilizer
this marine essential was not only easy to install, but easy to operate as well. being both compact and powerful the quick model mc2-x16 reduces the boat roll by up to 95% making long haul opps as comfortable as possible for all those onboard.
Watermaker
Company: Parker / Village Marine
Model: LTM-500-2316
a necessary piece of technology to have for any vessel that can spend more than 24 hours at sea. reliable. easy to use and sanitary, this watermaker produces more than enough water for all needs while out at sea, even over extended periods.
Day/Night Vision
Company: Flir
model: m167cs
gyroscopically-stabilized, long-range, hi-rez, thermal + colour, day/night vision navigational camera is means we can see where are headed in any and all conditions, meaning that continue our mission even through less than favourable visibility. this camera is a life saver.
Connectivity
company: KVH
Model : Trackphone fleet one
The R/V Pilar is equipped with the KVH trackphone fleetone broadband satellite telephone system. This system is capable of sending and recieving calls from pretty much anywhere in the world, helping our crew and any teams on board stay reachable and connected with our land based counterparts and teams.
Displays
Company: Simrad
Model: nss7 evo 3 display
The R/v Pilar comes equipped with 5 simrad multifunctional displays. each display is integrated with all of the ships important systems and is equipped with its own cpu. This means that even if one fails, we still have 4 more. these displays are UNBELIEVABLY easy to use and can display everything from the weather, to sonar, engine data and much more.
Sonar
company: Furuno
model: ch-500
while most TRADITIONAL fish finders are “up and Down” machines, we opted for a little more power. generally found on commercial vessels the furuno ch-500 is integrated directly into the ship giving us an impressive distance of active sonar in all directions. this is important for us to more easily find and track the species we are looking for more accurately.
Kayaks
Company: Hobie
Model(s): 1 Mirage tandem island, 1 Mirage outback
The R/V holds two hobie kayaks on its roof that can be easily dispatched and stored with the roof mounted crane. These kayaks allow us to get much closer to certain species of marine life than we would ever get with a large boat and loud engines.
ice maker
Company: dometic
Model: Eskimo ei540
creating u to 540 lbs of freshwater ice a day, to be stored in a large, insulated box below deck. the Eskimo ice maker is perfect for keeping your bait, catch and many other things cold and fresh on long missions.
Live tank
Company: Chingon custom metal fabrication
Model: custom
the R/V Pilar’s fully custom live tank system includes double tanks for a combined 500 gallon capacity to be able to keep a wide variety of either bait, or catch alive for both food and study.
green stick
Company: pop - hawaii
model: 45’ scarlet red
Widely touted as not only the most efficient method of catching tuna which are known to be fairly “line shy”, it is also by far the most ethical commercial method of fishing for these species, resulting in no nets, no waste, and no bi-catch.