What we love about the boat

(In no particular order)

Ketch rig

We never sailed a ketch before stepping on board SeaBean. The flexibility the ketch rig gives us is  fantastic.  No matter what the wind or the sea state is, we are always able to adjust the sails accordingly. Mostly without having to leave the cockpit.  With what we know today, we would never want anything else.  Keep in mind these are opinions – not facts and we are not racers.

Centre cockpit with a fabulous, brand-new enclosure

For us, in a monohull. We wouldn’t want anything but a centre cockpit.  If you regularly host large rave parties, this is probably not your thing. 

•      Centre of the boat – least vertical movement

•      Totally protected by the hard dodger and the fabulous Stamoid enclosure with Strata Glass  and clear vinyl windows.  We have never had to wear our foul weather gear.

Fast passage maker

OK, it’s not a racer and it certainly doesn’t point close to the wind, but we regularly average over 8kn  and often see speeds well over that. 200M+ days are a possibility in perfect conditions.  All while feeling safe and protected in the cockpit.

Electric Furlers and Winches

In-mast furlers was something that scared us in the past.  Heck, when I upgraded my first boat with a furlex from Selden, back in the early 90s, it scared me too.  What if something gets stuck?  That is all true and it is a real concern, even to this day.  However, the pros outweigh the cons. At least until the day something gets stuck to the point where you can’t do anything.  That has never happened to us so far, not with any of our boats. Ever. 

The Super Maramu has manual overrides on all furlers, so if the electric motor or gearbox jams, you are able to disengage it and use a manual winch handle to furl the sails. 

Safety

The ability to adjust sails from the safety of the cockpit well before you get into a bad situation is invaluable.  And on top of this, being able to adjust Genoa, Main and Mizzen independently from the cockpit means that we have always been in full control even down in the roaring forties and furious fifties. 

Analog but functional solutions – so simple but so ingenious and easy to maintain

Take a thing like the way you lock all deck lockers.  It’s just a rope that’s tied to a cleat from inside the boat.

The sinks in the heads are super deep – ugly, perhaps, but oh so appreciated if you’re healing over.

The steering wheel – the epitome of a weird look.  But it’s out of the way, out of the spray and out of the wind.  I can’t imagine standing at one of the large wheels at the back at of a modern boat in 35kn with temperatures hovering around 10C or possibly even worse 35C. 

There are countless examples that make you realise just how well thought-out the Super Maramu really is — far too many to list here. 

The factory installed diesel heater and A/C units

New Zealand isn’t tropical.  As we spend much time on board all year around, we really appreciate the Eberspächer Diesel Heater during cold winter days. Actually, down in Fiordland, it doesn’t have to be winter to be cold.  The Super Maramu isn’t Super in every way, the lack of really good insulation is one of those.  This means the boat tends to get a bit hold in winter and a bit hot in summer.  Just how much this may bother you all depends on your own whimp-rating. For that reason we really appreciate the diesel heater in winter and the three A/C units those few summer days it gets too hot.  This normally only happens in the marina, as it tends to stay breezy and comfortable at anchor.  The Super Maramu isn’t worse than most production boats, but not as good as a proper expedition boat like the Garcia for example (6 x $ probably) . 

Lithium LifePo4 battery bank

Most boaters agree this is one of the best upgrades they have done.  It is a major upgrade, particularly if you don’t just go and buy drop-in replacements, that in our opinion, in many cases are much worse than building the bank from individual cells with a solid BMS and safety systems to manage charging and discharging.  Our initial idea was to order a set of 6 Battleborn batteries from the US with some additional cables and fuses and be done with it. These were recommended almost everywhere at the time. They contain cells from China, like almost every other brand, but they were heavily marketed and widely visible on many YouTube channels.  And very expensive and next to impossible to ship to NZ.  We therefore ventured on a year-long research and educational journey and decided it is better to build the system ourselves.  Not because of cost, but because of safety and maintainability.  There are many reliable (and some not so much) sources on the internet today.  I started with nordkyndesign.com and then went on to other sources from there to build a proper understanding of what’s required. Today there’s marinehowto.com that’s probably a more well-known resource.

We ended up with 813 Ah (25.6V nominal) cells from CATL with an Orion Jr2 BMS and a separate control system for relays for charging and discharging that is fully integrated with the rest of our Victron system.

What all this rambling resulted in is a system that is safe, reliable, flexible, maintainable and repairable even in remote places to the most part. Since it’s installation, we only use our portable induction cook-top but still have gas for backup and oven. We almost never worry about electricity.  We can easily run the water maker off batteries and inverter.  Washing machine and dishwasher too, albeit not simultaneously as the inverter is the limitation.  The system has been working flawlessly the last 5 years and the CATL cells don’t show any signs of degradation.  That said, I haven’t done any proper capacity testing since I never really had to worry about running out of juice to date.  The general consensus seems to be that the cells degrade over time whether you use them or not. At least with the LiFePO4 technology of the time.  That means that our cells must have degraded to some extent by now.  Have we noticed? Nope.  Have we tested? Nope. Do we love them? Yeps!

I intend to post a more in-depth description of our system here at some stage

Inventory

All details and inventory are provided in good faith and are believed to be accurate at the time of listing. However, it remains the sole responsibility of the purchaser to exercise due diligence and verify all information independently prior to entering into a binding contract.

 

These are the specifics of SeaBean, she obviously includes all the standard features of a Super Maramu 2000 like full AC/heat, dishwasher, hot water, microwave, water tight bulkheads, etc. These are very comfortable well equipped boats.

·         Yanmah 4JH3-TE engine, 4125 hours (we’re still using the boat).

·         Onan MDKAL 7kw generator, 2700 hours (still using the boat so hours will increase slowly).

·         Hydranet sails (genoa, main and mizzen) from Q-Sails, 2016.

·         Rigging (2016) from X-Voiles, Hyeres. Amel's recommended rigger and tuner and all ACMO gear specified.

·         Dingy (2018). Highfield 310CL hyperlon and 15hp Yamaha Enduro outboard.

·         Victron Multiplus 24/3000/70 full house inverter and 70amp charger. (2016)

·         MasterVolt Masse 100A Charger

·         Cruise RO Water Maker, 135 - 160 Liters per hour, depending on water temperature. This can be run off the inverter if needed. (2016)

·         Solar 660W on the arch and 2 x 200W on the rails and Victron MPPT charger for the arch and 2 x boost MPPT for the rail mounted panels. This performs great and we rarely need to run the genset in New Zealand summer.

·         Victron 702 Battery Monitor (2016)

·         Victron Color Control GX (2016)

·         Dual autopilot actuators (rotary above kitchen and linear on rudder stock)

·         Dive compressor that came with the boat but we have never used. Upgraded to 300PSI.

·         Dodger windows (2020), tinted to reduce the tropical Sun.

·         Bimini and full cockpit enclosure. This is amazing, we've not used our foul weather gear! (July 2025)

·         Brand new salon upholstery July 2025.

·         New genoa sheets, dynema traveller lines and we replaced a few other halyards. (2016 and as needed)

·         813Ah (25.6V) nominal LiFePo4 cells from CATL with Orion Jr2 BMS and separate relay and integration controller and separate alternator regulator. All talking to each other to prevent overcharging.

·         Rocna 40 (2016 and regalvanised Decemmber 2025)

·         100m x 10mm G4 galvanized anchor chain from 2020 and regalvanised December 2025.

·         Vesper Marina XB-8000 AIS transponder and wifi access for NMEA 1083/2000 data. (2016)

·         Standard Horizon Matrix 2000 at nav station (with AIS input) (2016)

·         Iridium Go! satellite phone with external antenna. (2016)

·         Washing machine upgraded to new high efficiency model Candy TCA273D3 – 7kg washing machine in December 2025, it happily runs off the inverter.

·         Eberspacher Diesel Heater (factory fitted and piped throughout)

·         Furuno SSB - We have never used the SSB and have removed the antenna.  We don't know if it works if a new antenna is installed. 

·         Furuno Radar

·         Amel "Bow thruster tool", which allows servicing the bow thruster in the water.

·         Warm LED lighting throughout interior.

·         Most navigation lights are LED.

·         Bright white LED lighting in engine room.

·         Fans in every cabin.

·         There are lots of spares and general consumables (props, fuel/oil/water filters, impellers, belts, pump membranes, compressor parts etc) that will be included with the boat.