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Any other thoughts or suggestions?

  • Buy the best anchor windlass you can afford (I have Lofrans - excellent)
  • Put a second (identical) alternator on the engine - ideally with an intelligent charging/regulator system. I have a German regulator supplied by Wilhelm Greiff and it works very well.
  • In heavy weather the ventilation ports let water into both engine and starboard locker. This can be very dangerous and something should be done about it.
  • Make sure you fix the spreaders so they cannot ride up on the rigging - we lost one on the way to the Falklands!
  • When you install the secondary (low level) navigation lights, put the stern light on a separate switch, so you can use it when you get on and off the skirt at night - or when working there generally, such as when adjusting the windvane (Windpilot in my case).
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