get more chain if possible. it's not just for protection against
coral and rocks. it's also protection from some idiot running his
outboard too close to you and accidentally cutting your line. nice thing about the
fortress is that you can fold them up and keep them stowed below. bad thing is, like most danforth type anchors, they may not reset themselves on the change of tide.
i use oars fairly often, but i've got a hard
dinghy. inflatables are notoriously difficult to row in any kind of wind or chop.
for a
stove, seriously consider a coleman camping stove. years ago, people i
sold my old 27 footer to went to the bahamas for a year and used just that, although they had somehow hooked it up to a 20lb tank instead of using the little 1 lb bottles. they only connected it when
cooking, then disconnected and kept the gas bottle in the
cockpit. stove alcohol is not available in the bahamas.
i have
solar panels. no windcharger. it's my choice because, once you hook up the
solar panels, you're done. with a windcharger there always appears to be some kind of
maintenance involved. i was going to suggest a
honda gas
generator but at $800 it's another expense and also occupies space in the lazarette, as well as gasoline and a 120volt
battery charger (unless you already have one). i have a
honda 1000 which powers my standalone 35 amp charger when necessary, but it's easier to find
storage space on a 37 foot boat.
my friend just painted the deck of his
morgan 25 with topside
paint with some kind of sand added to it. i think most of the
paint manufacturers sell it.
google around for 'deck non skid' or some such thing and you'll find it. just add it to the paint according to directions and paint away...
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