[Public-list] Offshore Preparation

[brooks.glenn at comcast.net]

Great list! convinves me to change my cockpit drains!

a couple of small additions might be survival water and food supply for the the life raft, and a survival suit for any waters cooler than 78 degrees F....

gpb  

S/V Dolce
Seattle
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From: Bobby <capricebob at yahoo.com>
> I rigged my Alberg 30 for offshore sailing.  Somethings I refitted that I 
> thought were important for offshore given the age and wear of my boat included 
> the following:
>    
>   -Replaced chainplates
> -rerigged standing and running
>   -removed plexiglass and installed lexan in all windows.
>   -rebuilt forward hatch with lexan.
>   Something I should do is improve the cockpit drains.  I was only pooped once 
> but it drained really slow.  
>    
>   I don't think I'd go offshore in any sailboat without the following:
>   -EPIRB
>   -offshore liferaft
>   -back up handheld VHF and GPS kept in a faraday box of some sort.
>   -SSB or Satelite radio
>   -good foul weather gear
>   -paper charts
>    
>    
>    
> Brian Hofler <executivevp at rcabc.org> wrote:
>   Does anyone have a must do, must buy, must know list for sailing an A30
> offshore?
> 
> Brian Hofler, M.Ed.,
> Executive Vice President
> T.604.882.9734
> F.604.882.1744
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