[Public-List] Salsa Update / Mast Question / FULL Equipment List

[Bill Wallace]

Hi Kirk - it is interesting about the spinnaker - a few questions around that.
    Do you use the spinnaker pole independently of the spinnaker, either for a hammock or for poling out the jib?
    Do you think you would use a light air main sail and/or jib instead, particularly if it was easy to rig/fly?  (I've sewn myself a nylon jib, but not the main yet).

Thanks,
Bill


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 From: Kirk Little <kirkalittle at hotmail.com>
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Sent: Thursday, January 19, 2012 12:00:04 PM
Subject: [Public-List] Salsa Update / Mast Question / FULL Equipment List
 

Hi Glen, regarding the mast, boom, support, spreaders, as far as I know it's all original.  The only things I modified in that department (as recommended by James Baldwin www.AtomVoyages.com) was; Changed the lowers shrouds to the same diameter as the upper shrouds,  Through bolted the Spreader bar fittings, through bolted the goose-neck track at top and bottom, eventually had to re-rivet the Sail-car track, defeated the rolling mechanism on the boom (tapped bolts into the gears)and switched to slab reefing, and I believe everything else is original (of course improved well known chain-plate issues).  I have noted no compression on the Aluminium mast step either, but I have noticed significant deck compression above this post, if I had time and hindsight I would have bored out a good amount of the wood core there and filled with epoxy as it is under massive loads and very difficult to keep water out, but I've never even had my mast down.  

I don't think I've posted this anywhere yet so here is a work-in-progress list of all the equipment on Salsa with some comments, all of this stuff added up must have cost around $25K?? not sure I even want to know,  I would be very curious to here any feedback regarding what I have.  


Ground Tackle:
35 Lb Delta Anchor (Primary and is good) but (would prefer a Rocna, Manson Supreme, Spade, Bruegel, something like that)
150' of 5/16" high test G4 chain with 50' of 5/8" nylon rode attached (+ extra 50'  chain separate as spare)
Fortress FX (17 & 37?) 10 and 21lbs? (collapsible Aluminum danforth style anchors for Stern/Spare/and Storm Anchors)
Heavy Duty SS Bow roller. 
manual Lofrans Royal windlass (If you get one of these make a cover for it)

Sails and Rigging:
Profurl R35 Roller furler 
MAC SAILS; Main, Furling Jib, Asym Spinnaker in ATN sock, Trysail (not sure I needed the spinnaker, hope I dont need teh trysail) 
1/4" ss rigging (uppers and lowers)
Replaced upper shroud chainplates
Dodger, Bimini

Power and Charging:
(2) Photowatt 55 watt solar panels on Atom SolarTrackers
Morningstar ProStar-15 Solar charge controller
4 Trojan T-1275 Batteris at 150 12v AH each (600AH battery bank) 82lb each
1000W 12v to110v inverter (just for power tools)
(No shorepower connections)

Electronics:
Icom 802 SSB and tuner
West Marine VHF 550
Sony ICF-SW7600GR FM&SW reciever
Uniden Mystic VHF&GPS combo 
HANDHELD GPS units 2 more spares
Furuno 1715 radar
Toughbook CF-28 laptop w/ internal GPS and Chartplotter software
Small Net Book for backup/internet/movies/etc...  
Raymarine ST1000 Autopilot
Raymarine St40 Speed log
Raymarine St40 Depth Sounder
1000W 12v-110v inverter Chigago Electric (cheap works great)

Plumbing:
Rule 2000Gph Electric Blige pump and switch (panic pump)
Rule 500Gph automatic Bilge pump (primary)
Whale Gusher Mark 10?  Manual Bilge Pump (sever internal corrosion!)
Raritan Head (way better than the orig. WC.  )
Plastimo 30Gal Fexible water tank (patch it every year)


Other:
Norvane Windvane with spare parts package and emergency rudder addapter. (full review on SailingSalsa.com)
Universal M3-20 (marinized Kubota block) 18HP Diesel Engine (could have got by with an outboard)
API marine 70Amp Alternator
2HP Yamaha outboard, 
Sea Wizard Dinghy
15Gal SS Fuel tank + (4) 5Gal Jugs. 
Atom Gimballed Kerosene Stove
Aluminium Mast Steps (very usefull)
Engel MT27F-U1 w/optional cover 22qt/30cans/37lbs (use it only 50% of the time like when I catch fish or at anchor b/c power demand)
Mast head LED Tricolor / Anchor light combo
(All cabin lights LED)
Mozzie Screens Flexible water tank 28G by plastimo  (X2)
Forespar telescoping Whisker Pole (not sure how to sail downwind without this)
Curtains sown by Grandma (hey these are important!

Safety Equipment;
Harnesses X 2
Jack Lines Port and Stbd
Mcmurdo Fastfind 406 Personal Epirb PLB??
Life Raft; Plastimo (4 man offshore)
Spot Check Sattelite tracking device. (broke)
Home Made Sea Anchor. 

Spare parts:
Alternator
Starter
Various pump rebuild kits
Old working jib (hank on)
And so much more. 

Some notes on my equipment;

There are a FEW Things on the list I could get rid of, like the Fridge, spinnaker, maybe thats about it!  

What I WISH I had, is a Pactor modem for email and weather offshore, AIS (ordering it from the US now, Standard Horizon has a VHF with built in AIS for $300), Spare Autopilot, Lee cloths around the cockpit would be VERY nice as this is a VERY wet boat offshore, but they block your view, maybe something removable.   I could on and on here, but I'll leave it at that :-).    Any questions/comments?  Even criticism welcome! 


Equipment I DONT have!
AIS (OH THIS WOULD BE SO NICE TO HAVE!!!!!)
Starting battery (I just have one big house bank and this works fine!)
An Electric Windlass (not needed if you are healthy)
Modern winches (my original old-style non-selftailing winches have been OK)
Steering wheel
Chartplotter (I just use my laptop and cmap charts, works great)
Oven, Mircrowave
Shore Power / Charger
I have a radar reflector but not installed / don't use it. 

                          
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