Autopilot is my best friend.
Sent from my Verizon 4G LTE smartphone -------- Original message -------- From: Andrew Means via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Date: 12/19/16 6:08 PM (GMT-05:00) To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: Andrew Means <andrew.cnc...@gmail.com> Subject: Re: Stus-List $750 at Fisheries Supply - what to buy? I feel like I see a reasonable amount of solar panels on the cruising boats at Shilshole but certainly less than you would in lower latitudes. The Safari mainly does day sailing with some moderate-length cruising in the San Juans, Gulf Islands and off the Vancouver coast. Long 10 hour days of motoring in non-existent Puget Sound wind makes me yearn for an autopilot... -- Andrew Means S.V. Safari - 1977 C&C 34 Mk I Seattle, WA On December 19, 2016 at 2:28:01 PM, Chuck Gilchrest via CnC-List (cnc-list@cnc-list.com<mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>) wrote: I'd be buying solar panels and associated controller/regulators. But perhaps in Seattle solar panels are more wishful thinking than practical.. Chuck Gilchrest S/V Half Magic 1983 Landfall 35 Padanaram, MA Sent from my iPhone On Dec 19, 2016, at 4:27 PM, Andrew Means via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com<mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>> wrote: Hey all - I have recently found myself with $750 worth of gift cards to spend at Fisheries Supply. I'm debating about what to buy and thought you guys might be able to help me. Big-ticket items I'd like for my 1977 C&C 34: Some kind of autopilot system - It looks like from the website Fisheries autopilot systems are not really aimed at sailboats, but I wonder if they'd be able to order something. Defender's got the Raymarine Evolution EV-100 Wheel Autopilot Pack<http://www.defender.com/product3.jsp?path=-1|344|2028687|2028710&id=2305359> at $1249, which is obviously a chunk more than I've got but it could be an option. I am thinking however that I'd probably prefer to buy a simpler autopilot (something that basically just holds a course) second hand from somebody who is looking to upgrade and save a lot of money that way. Anybody have experience with the Raymarine unit or used units I should be on the lookout for? Self-Tailing Winches for the cabin top - right now we've got two mismatched non-self-tailing winches on our cabin top and it'd be pretty nice to have the matched and self tailing winches there. Two of these<http://www.fisheriessupply.com/lewmar-single-speed-aluminum-self-tailing-winches> would run past my budget but it would be worth it. They're single speed though, so operations like reefing might be challenging. I could just get one dual-speed self-tailing winch this season and look to upgrade the second next season... Again, I'm not opposed to looking out for used self-tailing winches at the next swap meet. Other things the boat could use: + New Spinnaker Halyard (definitely needed for next season) + New topping lift, foreguy lines (currently old but not bad) + More automatic PFDs (we've got plenty of life vests but if we have auto PFDs we'll have better luck getting people to wear them) What do you guys think? If you had $750 to spend on boat gear what would you spend it on? Andrew -- Andrew Means S.V. Safari - 1977 C&C 34 Mk I Seattle, WA _______________________________________________ This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you wish to make a contribution to offset our costs, please go to: https://www.paypal.me/stumurray All Contributions are greatly appreciated! _______________________________________________ This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you wish to make a contribution to offset our costs, please go to: https://www.paypal.me/stumurray All Contributions are greatly appreciated!
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