Sunday 9 December 2012

Stuff

I picked up the sails, parts, books, and other stuff from the previous owners this weekend.  I put everything in a climate controlled storage unit near the boat in Rockland.  It seems everything was in good shape and the owner and his wife were very nice people.  Here are a few pics to show what came with the boat, and to document the condition of the boat.











Saturday 1 December 2012

New Electronics, B&G or Raymarine and $$$

Two quotes from the guys down at the dock, and a mock up of what it might look like once installed. I'll have to decide between B&G or Raymarine. I want to go with an integrated system and don't want to have various equipment that can't talk to each other. The B&G is a little more expensive, but has a linier drive auto pilot vs. a wheel mount. B&G also has a lot more sailing navigation tools. Raymarine is a little less expensive, but has a wheel pilot. The maps look a little better on Raymarine, but I'm sure I can upgrade the B&G. I'm also worried about the flexibility of B&G for a repeater head in the nav station. I'll post or add some of the pictures and quotes.