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

[brooks.glenn at comcast.net]

Hi Kirk, 


Many thanks for your reply. I am very heartened by your comments and observations regarding your mast. Its very nice to know the original Alberg specs stand up to the test of time. Also, your gear list is an excellent summary- provides great advice about what's really important to go cruising. Am thinking about contacting James to buy one of his gimballed stoves. Also I didnt know you installed a flex water tank. l've been thinking about that also, but there have been varying comments on the list about how ell these stand up... so now shall go order two forthwith an put them in! 


Hahaha Love your comment "could have got by with an outboard". Wish I could bring myself to pull my Universal diesel, as I could use the space. But alas, am to found of it, so suspect it will stay on board far longer than I. 


Fair winds. I know all of us on the list enjoy reading your posts and following you on your voyage! I certainty do, and am look forward to your adventures in the Atlantic and in Latin America. Did you ever think about heading up to Europe? I understand once in the Med, one can take a boat through the canals from southern France all the way north to the North Sea... 


Thanks again! I have to rush off now and spend more money. 


Cheers 
Glenn 
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kirk Little" <kirkalittle at hotmail.com> 
To: public-list at lists.alberg30.org 
Cc: "brooks glenn" <brooks.glenn at comcast.net> 
Sent: Thursday, January 19, 2012 9:00:04 AM 
Subject: 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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