CRUISER’S REFLECTIONS
FAVORITE GEAR for the JOURNEY, beyond the obvious stuff....:
- Certified Life Raft
- Self inflating life jackets
- Dingy (your car), dingy wheels and anchor
- SSB and VHF radio and tuner (your phone)
- GPS (and a backup “non-electronic” means of navigation. “You are only one lightening hit away from the Stone Age.” S/V Wanderlust V).
- Anchor light (Davis)
- Autopilot
- Inverter
Car cigarette plug and Pro watt 250 DC to AC inverter- Rechargable AA batteries and charger
- LED headlight flashlight
- Honda Portable generator
- Water maker & filters
- Hooka gear for diving without tanks
- Rebuild kit for head
- Rebuild kit for water maker
- Copper foil, cable, connectors
- Spare parts, e.g. water in take pump?
- Tools- lots of them
- Motion sensor for discouraging thefts, on board
- Hand air horn to scare thefts and awake the dragging boat, anchored next door
- Water tight bags (all sizes for use as an “Ah Shit” bag or going ashore your camera and dry clothes)
- Charts and magnify glass (over 40 group)
- Trash compactor weight garbage bags (sturdy & reusable)
- Boat Cards with your boat’s name, email address and your name(s). No one needs an address or phone number, if they do, that can be placed on the back.
- Credit Card and ATM access (get two, they are small)