Grundig Yacht Boy 400 PE AM/FM/SW/SSB receiver to obtain weather forecasts. EBay Acquisition...
Solar "anchor lights" to augment our Davis anchor light. the more the better... $8.99 for six on closeout at Lowes...
kimosabi has a "large" water tank at 18 gallons. Believe it our not, when cruising we can last 4 days on this tank. 3 Additional 5 gallon jugs...
Finally, we have added a Waeco CoolFreeze CF-50 cooler/refrigerator. See: http://www.waecousa.com/page.aspx?p=CF-50
This required the addition of an additional "power plant". Last year we upgraded our two ten watt solar panels with a Kyocera 65 watt panel. We found we averaged 15 amps restoration to our two group 27 AGM batteries per day. Because the Waeco uses 14-21 amps per day, we have added a second Kyocera 65 watt solar panel. When at anchor the panels can be placed on 1" "T" tubes locked in the unused stanchion bases on the amas for maximum solar exposure. When underway, one is stored on top of the companionway storm hood using deck mount hinges and pull pins. The additional one will be mounted on the radar tower using the gudgeons for the Garhauer motor lift...
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