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Choice of equipment and installation: The Lewmar 14ST Chrome self tailing winch was recommended by Matt as part of the system for raising and lowering...

Choice of equipment: I initially bought a Fortress FX7 since that was what was listed as an optional extra for the BC20 (although I didn’t...

Choice of equipment: Initially I was going to rely on the Standard Horizon VHF radio to act as an AIS receiver with the information plotted...

Choice of equipment: My past experience on research ships has taught me how difficult it is to see a standard radar reflector on a ship’s...

Choice of equipment: Between my ordering Seatern and having to buy the masthead instruments so they could be fitted by Swallow Boats, the price of...

Choice of equipment: The NASA “Meteoman” instrument is a digital barograph which can be purchased with a NASA “NMEA” masthead sensor unit which measures wind...

Choice of equipment: I had already chosen NASA instrumentation for the wind displays so it seemed obvious to stay with that maker. However I opted...

Choice of equipment: As a scientist I have a strong background in computer use so I looked carefully at using a laptop or tablet (e.g....

Choice of equipment: I was tempted to get an android tablet such as the Nexus and use charts from “Visit my Harbour”. However having decided...