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my shopping list for my semi-restoration and prep for spring/summer/fall 2018 Salish Sea trip -
List of optional items:
Electrical – greater storage battery capacity? upgraded panel? USB charging port(s)? 12V status monitor? solar panel?
Potti – larger? different type: wag bag or tank? (The potti currently on the boat is broken and I’ve not been able to find parts – not even on eBay! I can use the one I use in the truck camper bu the issue is ‘holding capacity’.)
Dri-deck – under the cockpit floor and in the port cockpit locker. have a couple of squares some already under the cockpit and more would decrease the chance something ends up in the bilge.
Halyards – the current halyards are a bit ‘crunchy’. (I’m considering giving them a wash to see if they improve.)
Trailer motor mount for outboard – with the camper on the truck need a place to put the outboard … and not excited about having it on the transom when towing the boat.
Mainsheet traveler – get ride of the plastic Clamleat 203s and replace with Harken 468s with angles riser wedges for easier adjustment.
Electrical - here's a 3-function adapter for ~$16 you might want to try (Voltmeter, 12v power, 2x USB power). I put one on my Hobie Power Skiff last summer to test, works fine, will be adding it to my sailboat(s). Can be easily customized, too! https://tinyurl.com/y9juy37z
Potti: Homemade composter. Wag bags are pricey, fill up really fast, and then stink. Can also burst open (yuk!). Check out this cheap & easy 'composting' solution I came up with a few years back: http://sailfar.net/forum/index.php?topic=2936.0
Halyards: 5 gal bucket and a little fabric softener/water mix to soak in?
HTH!
Kurt and Barque, the CrewDog. Katie Marie, Ariel #422 Melelani, Islander 36 (shoal)
CapnK wrote: ↑Sat Feb 24, 2018 9:45 am
Electrical - here's a 3-function adapter for ~$16 you might want to try (Voltmeter, 12v power, 2x USB power)...
I've seen those in my panel searching and my concern is the wiring and connectors not being 'true marine' and in this case 'marine' seems to be in reference to the 'waterproof' cap and not that the unit is built to marine (ABYC) standards. Some reviews of these these cheap panels having poor conductivity across the connections/switches, the connectors falling off when components are attached and the wire not being tinned or the correct grade. In all the boats I've worked on over the years (personal and professional) I'm amazed at how quickly non-marine components degrade (don't get me started on the rats nest wiring jobs!). Cheap means some corner(s) is cut!
In general the 'cheap' to me means I'll use SeaDog v. BlueSea.
I've considered this ... would need to use a 3 1/2-gallon bucket as a 5 will not fit in the boat's under-v-berth potti storage location (unless I want it sitting in the middle of the cabin floor - and the cabin ain't big on a 17' boat!). My trip will be up to (or more than) five months so I'll need to 'dump the bucket' many times (nothing like a late-night dumpster stop when staying in a marina ).
CapnK wrote: ↑Sat Feb 24, 2018 9:45 amHalyards: 5 gal bucket and a little fabric softener/water mix to soak in?
I've been busy between late Winter storms doing some things on my M17.
I still need to complete buffing out the cockpit and then I’d like to put a coat of wax on the entire boat before heading to Puget Sound.
I’ve scraped off the worse of the trailer’s rust and treated it with Rustoleum to keep the old Trailrite rolling a bit longer. The trailer’s lights were very dead (the wires had broken and most of the LEDs had quit working. A new wiring harness and lights are now in place – good and BRIGHT!