The additions for the cruise that worked included the new electronics, especially the S1 Tillerpilot. Forget the solar showers. Get a 1 gallon garden sprayer, paint it black. It works well in the head or back of the boat and wastes no water.
The two 65 watt Kyocera solar panels proved more than enough power to run the electronics, refrigeration, lights, Sirius Radio and Stereo (which are power pigs) and the 160 watt inverter for charging various battery-powered stuff including the laptop.
While not US Coast Guard approved , the two solar yard lights on the capshrouds made us easy to spot at night.
I bolted a small anchor roller on the port bow net. The Admiral reports it helped retrieve the 22# Delta and Fortress 23, each on 30' of chain. The Delta only dragged once. We discovered the cause when we re-set it. A large plastic water jug was neatly folded in half on the plow...
We picked up the truck yesterday from where we had it stored and plan to hang around FL until the snow melts back home...
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