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28-05-2008, 02:44
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#16
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Registered User
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: germany, Berlin, boat at Ft. Lauderdale
Boat: MANTA 42, before Morgan 41 Classic, GibSea 106
Posts: 91
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Honest question:
-who wants to cruise (long range) without:
- a watermaker?
- an autopilot?
- a chartplotter/laptop?
- a radar?
- general instrumentation at the helm?
- engine (at the time being)?
- AIS?
- SSB?
- VHF (DSC)?
- fridge? (cold beer!!)
Alone those can make you "wait for parts", if repair needed.
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28-05-2008, 03:13
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#17
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Marine Service Provider
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Amstelveen Netherlands
Boat: FastCat 445 Green Motion
Posts: 1,651
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Quote:
Originally Posted by pilot
Honest question:
I have added a few for the long range Pilot
-who wants to cruise (long range) without:
- a watermaker?
- an autopilot?
- a chartplotter/laptop?
- a radar?
- general instrumentation at the helm?
- engine (at the time being)?
- AIS?
- SSB?
- VHF (DSC)?
- fridge? (cold beer!!)
- Breadmaker
- Freezer ( where else to store the fish cought and the steaks )
- Sat Phone
Alone those can make you "wait for parts", if repair needed.
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Greetings
Gideon
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28-05-2008, 13:19
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#18
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Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: W Florida
Boat: Still have the 33yo Jon boat. But now a CATAMARAN. Nice little 18' Bay Cat.
Posts: 7,086
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Quote:
Originally Posted by fastcat435
Originally Posted by pilot
Honest question:
I have added a few for the long range Pilot
-who wants to cruise (long range) without:
- a watermaker?
- an autopilot?
- a chartplotter/laptop?
- a radar?
- general instrumentation at the helm?
- engine (at the time being)?
- AIS?
- SSB?
- VHF (DSC)?
- fridge? (cold beer!!)
- Breadmaker
- Freezer ( where else to store the fish cought and the steaks )
- Sat Phone
- Vaccume
- Generator
- Solar / controler
- Wind gen
- This could go on for a while huh?
I think there are threads about it.
Alone those can make you "wait for parts", if repair needed.
Greetings
Gideon
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Back when I was younger it would be fine to go without radar when shorthanded cruising. Not as many others out there to bang into = less chance of banging into something/someone.
Today, I have noticed, things are different.
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28-05-2008, 14:49
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#19
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Registered User
Join Date: Mar 2006
Posts: 1,594
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Quote:
Originally Posted by pilot
Honest question:
-who wants to cruise (long range) without:
- a watermaker?
- an autopilot?
- a chartplotter/laptop?
- a radar?
- general instrumentation at the helm?
- engine (at the time being)?
- AIS?
- SSB?
- VHF (DSC)?
- fridge? (cold beer!!)
Alone those can make you "wait for parts", if repair needed.
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What NO washer and dryer? That's a tad too primitive don't you think?
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Randy
Cape Dory 25D Seraph
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29-05-2008, 04:20
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#20
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Registered User
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: germany, Berlin, boat at Ft. Lauderdale
Boat: MANTA 42, before Morgan 41 Classic, GibSea 106
Posts: 91
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Folks, I am a pilot and LOVE electronic toys!
I kept the list (for avoiding repair chances) to a basic minimum.
Of course, my personal (existing) list is much longer. Therfore good chances for repairs on my boat.
But, after long time sailing, isn´t there always something to repair regardless a list of equipment?
At least in my experience.
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29-05-2008, 07:32
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#21
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Moderator and Certifiable Refitter
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: South of 43 S, Australia
Boat: C.L.O.D.
Posts: 20,301
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Quote:
Originally Posted by pilot
Honest question:
-who wants to cruise (long range) without:
- a watermaker?
- an autopilot?
- a chartplotter/laptop?
- a radar?
- general instrumentation at the helm?
- engine (at the time being)?
- AIS?
- SSB?
- VHF (DSC)?
- fridge? (cold beer!!)
Alone those can make you "wait for parts", if repair needed.
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Honest Answer: I cruised for a couple of years with only the autopilot, engine, SSB and VHF from the above list. I plan to cruise again for a couple of years and this time I will add a GPS and a radar.
I don't have anything against the other items, I just don't need them when I am cruising and I don't like fixing things when I am sailing - perhaps I am out of touch with real cruising.
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All men dream: but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds wake in the day to find it was vanity: but the dreamers of the day are dangereous men, for they may act their dreams with open eyes, to make it possible. T.E. Lawrence
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29-05-2008, 08:15
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#22
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Registered User
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: germany, Berlin, boat at Ft. Lauderdale
Boat: MANTA 42, before Morgan 41 Classic, GibSea 106
Posts: 91
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Everybody has his own parameters, right you are!
But, sorry, no cold beer? That would be to tough on me!
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29-05-2008, 09:32
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#23
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Eternal Member
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Las Brisas Panama AGAIN!
Boat: Simpson, Catamaran, 46ft. IMAGINE
Posts: 4,507
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Like Magellan, and Columbus I want to take everything I can afford. They left with all the latest technology. That doesn't mean the sailing stops, because something fails. While it is working it just enhances the fun.
I have done it without, and with. At 57 I prefer to be with the comforts......
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