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From: MFCorcoran (no email)
Date: Sun Jun 20 2004 - 03:54:45 EDT
Beth Leonard's Book a Voyager's Handbook (something like that) takes a
"middle of the road" (neither Pardey nor Luxury) view of outfitting. One of
the best books I've seen on the subject.
----- Original Message -----
From: "David B" <>
To: <>
Sent: Saturday, June 19, 2004 10:01 PM
Subject: Re: [world-cruising] Re: Which options are maintenance headaches?
> Here's a book worth a look:
>
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1574090216/qid=1087696717/sr=ka-3/ref
=pd_ka_3/104-4133201-2939912
> Bernard Moitessier's "A Sea Vagabond's Story"----you'll realize all you
need is a wristwatch and a can opener and maybe a candle. (Oh, a
chart--thing with pictures and lines on it).
> good luck Dave
>
> kalliste318 <> wrote:
> Slocum and countless others have crossed oceans and circumnavigated
> the globe with no "options."
>
> :)
>
> Jay White
> Calypso
> York River, Virginia
>
> --- In , "masssheltie"
> <masssheltie at h dot dot dot > wrote:
> > I am spec-ing out a blue water sailboat, and went down the option
> > list choosing items that I thought would be useful. When I tallied
> > up the total, the bill came to over $50,000. This obviously won't
> > work.
> >
> > I don't mind buying things that will make my boat safer, more
> > seaworthy, and enjoyable to sail. I don't want options that will
> end
> > up being unreliable maintenance headaches.
> >
> > Are there any options that just don't work in a cruising boat? I
> was
> > thinking of things like roller furling for headsails, Heart
> > Inverters, Autopilots, engine-driven refrigeration, Maxprop, water
> > makers, etc.
> >
> > Thanks
> > Chris
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