Fishing Boats

Aboard Out-A-Line, a 61-foot Viking sportfishing yacht, the Arid installation centers on a Series 2×2 24-volt unit. The original photographs show the boat on blue water and the cabinet fitted below deck.

A Viking sportfisher with space below deck

This 2005 Viking 61 has a three-stateroom, three-head layout. The exterior photograph captures its tall fishing tower above the enclosed cabin; the installation photograph offers a closer look at one part of the equipment arrangement below.

Out-A-Line’s Series 2 installation

The equipment photograph shows a slim Series 2 cabinet mounted against a bulkhead, with its front panel facing into the compartment. Connected tubing runs beneath it, alongside the larger hoses already aboard.

Our original feature identifies a two-zone setup. Those zones describe the installation featured here; they are not a recommendation based solely on the boat’s length. Pickup locations should follow the actual places where water collects.

A two-zone installation brings two collection areas back to one cabinet. The useful detail here is that a 61-foot boat is documented with a Series 2 setup: hull length alone does not tell an installer how many separate wet points need attention. The layout, drainage paths and chosen collection areas decide that conversation.

The water that remains

Arid’s role is to collect shallow residual water from connected low points. Conventional bilge pumps remain responsible for higher-volume pumping, and recurring water still calls for an inspection of its source.

The close view of the cabinet also shows why installation photographs are worth keeping. A clear view of the panel and the surrounding connections can help an owner explain the arrangement when requesting service or planning later work. Include the tubing route and access opening in your own installation records, along with the model and power-supply details.

For owners planning a similar installation, a look below deck is more useful than a size comparison alone. Identify separate wet areas, check tubing routes and leave room to reach the equipment for inspection and service.

See the original Out-A-Line feature and photographs, learn how Arid works, browse the Arid product range, or discuss the layout of your boat with our team.

More sportfishing installations

• Gratitude: a Series 4 installation aboard a 66-foot Spencer
• Current Series 2 product information
• Owner manuals and installation resources

With her yellow hull, tower and long foredeck, Gratitude is easy to pick out underway. Below deck, the 66-foot Spencer convertible sportfish carries an Arid Series 4×4, installed forward in the engine room.

Forward in Gratitude’s engine room

The installation photograph gives a close view of the Series 4 cabinet among the yacht’s machinery. Its blue-topped front panel, control and indicator lights face into the compartment. A large blue hose passes beneath the cabinet, while other equipment stands close beside it.

That view shows how a drying unit becomes part of an existing engine room. Its location is separate from the places it serves: pickup tubing connects the cabinet to low points where residual water collects.

Follow the water before choosing pickups

A wet point can be a small pocket of water left after drainage and ordinary pumping. It does not have to mean an entire flooded compartment. Several pockets can need separate attention if water cannot drain freely between them.

For a sportfisher with machinery, hoses and structural divisions below deck, tracing those pockets is a useful first step. Look for the places that remain wet, note whether they communicate with one another, and check how each can be reached. A photograph of the cabinet alone cannot map that work.

Gratitude’s forward engine-room installation provides a concrete example of a cabinet location. Another boat’s pickup plan should come from its own layout, with conventional bilge pumps retained for higher-volume pumping. If water repeatedly returns, investigate its source as well as removing what remains.

Leave room for the next inspection

The close installation view also puts service access in perspective. Before fitting a cabinet into a similar space, consider whether someone can read its indicators, reach its controls and connections, and carry out the maintenance described in the model’s manual. Include the surrounding equipment in planning photographs so those clearances are visible.

Compare the current Series 4 product information with your requirements; Gratitude’s photographed installation records its own configuration. For another sportfishing setup, see the Series 2 installation aboard Out-A-Line.

View Gratitude’s original exterior and engine-room photographs, learn how Arid collects residual bilge water, or discuss your sportfisher’s installation with our team.

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