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From: David Wilsmore (no email)
Date: Sun Jun 20 2004 - 13:47:18 EDT
A list of things that seem harder to maintain than was worth can be kinda
difficult to build, especially as some things I discounted immediately,
without the actual experience of them "not being worth it". The two main
things that spring to mind are a reverse osmosis water maker and refrigeration.
Checking my old to-buy lists come up with these things I also chose to do
without due to budget restrictions:
Dingy outboard, Fixed mount GPS, Wind generator, entertainment/stereo
system/cockpit speakers etc.
Large inverter, Instrument repeaters, Wind Instrumentation, electric
auto-pilot (but I am seriously reconsidering this one!)....
What something is "worth" can be highly personal. Makes is hard to
determine if something is "worth it" for me. I have found information
about what wasn't used as much as was expected more useful... any
information that trims stuff from my want list sure beats adding to it!!
Perhaps another way to phrase it is "what stuff got thrown overboard from
frustration?" or some-such..
so what about that?
david
At 10:30 AM 6/20/2004, you wrote:
>I guess that I just don’t get it. I thought that the question was what
>equipment was harder to maintain then it was worth. Or to put it another way
>what do you actually need to do the trip within your budget. On my boat I
>don’t use electronics because I cannot repair it, and the sextant / taffrail
>replacement works fine. All my choices are based on what I can repair or
>replace with my skills and budget. That is the way to decide on the choices
>of equipment and life style, can you afford to do the trip that way. People
>have done trips in everything from a primitive dugout to a luxury yacht with
>paid crew. You pay your money and take your pick.
>All the best;
>Bob
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> >From:
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> >To:
> >Subject: Re: [world-cruising] Re: Which options are maintenance headaches?
> >Date: Sun, 20 Jun 2004 10:10:26 EDT
> >
> >Depends on whether you want to sail for adventure or maybe motor from one
> >happy hour to the next.
> >
> >Let's say you wanted to drive to the southern most tip of South America you
> >could. Would you pick a motorcycle with camping gear, or a 45 foot
> >Winnebago
> >with jacuzzi bath?
> >
> >Let's you wanted a close to water front residence in Key Largo, but didn't
> >have the eight hundred grand to buy a place. Would you pick a 45 foot
> >Winnebago
> >with jucuzzi bath parked in an RV park, or a motorcycle with camping gear?
> >
> >First you define the problem you wish to solve (adventure? water front
> >residence without the real estate taxes?), then the solution usually
> >becomes
> >obvious.
> >
> >
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