Cruising Gear Suggestions

Equipment for the simple cruising life.

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Think of these as suggestions for you to get started outfitting your own boat for the cruising life. Vendors such as West Marine, Defender, Lofrans, Raymarine etc. are all well known in there field and mentioned on this site. At one time or another, I have used them all and have been very satisifed. You may be able to get better prices elswhere. You should also know, that these suggestions are close to the minimum. As you venture further offshore, you may want to add solar panels, wind generators, diesel gensets, watermakers etc., etc., etc. Of course, it all comes with a price. Sometimes with a big price...

Category	Adequate	Nominal	Best
Sundowners	Cold Beer	Margarita on the rocks	Both w/cuban cigars
Food On Board	canned goods (for the gastronomically challenged)	Fresh Food	Chef or a Cookbook
Navigation Charts	NOAA Charts Books	Chart Plotter	Chart Plotter with cruising guides
distant viewing	Bushnell Compact Binoculars	Nikon StabilEyes	Furuno Radar
Anchor Retrieval	Manual Windlass	Electric Windlass	Electric Windlass w/Redundant Ground Tackle
Swiss Army Knife	One Victorinox Swiss Army Knife	Two Victorinox Swiss Army Knives	Three Victorinox Swiss Army Knives
Radio Communications	VHF Transceiver	VHF Transceiver and SSB	SSB , Pactor Modem and laptop ( for email )
Depth Meter	leadline	Electronic Depth Sounder	Electronic with leadline as backup
Auto Pilot	above decks model	below decks model	below decks model with Scanmar windvane
Voice Communications	laptop with Skype	satellite phone	Skype / laptop and satellite phone
dinghy	rowing dinghy	dinghy with outboard	planing dinghy (big outboard)

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