Sunday, October 9, 2011

Brought the boat home to "Alaskanize"/Jun 2011

We brought Second Wind home, and got to work to add some improvements. It's quite a list, but since we were going out into Prince William Sound, we needed to add safety equipment.

New larger anchor
New bow roller to accommodate the anchor
Old anchor attached to new holder on port side aft, for spare
New anchor rode and chain (rope that attaches the anchor to boat)
New attachment point for mast on bow when towing
New attachment point/crutch midship for mast when towing
New Wallis furnace and forced air tubing with outlets in 3 places, forward, mid, aft
New all lighting changed out for LED
New 2 more marine fire extinguishers
New second battery added
New battery/amp meter
ALL New rigging for the mast and new connectors all around
New power outlet in the steering column
New mount for the Garmin chartplotter/depth sounder
New prop guards on the outboard motor
New water bladder container in aft lockers
New electric pump for water
New larger Porta-Potti
New clear lucite hatch doorway cover
New solar powered fan on forward bow hatch
New boat guides on trailer
New lights on trailer
New winch on trailer
New spare tire on trailer
New Yeti cooler for galley









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