Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Misc. Gear for the Voyage

IOf course, there is always miscellaneous gear that doesn't fit into any category very well. The miscellaneous items for the cockpit all fit nicely into a little canvas bucket.


The bucket includes the following:
A spare bungee and some string come in handy occasionally for all kinds of uses.

Personal comfort items - my sailing gloves, hand sanitizing wipes, a coozie for cold drinks, and an electronic motion sickness wrist band by request from Alex!

 Navigation and communication items - small 25X binoculars, 17 year old ICOM handheld VHF, and rechargeable air horn with small hand pump in the background.

Basic tools - handheld, convertible flashlight / lantern, head band flashlight with white and red LED options, spare aka bolts and socket wrench, 4 bit screw driver, and Leatherman multi-tool.

Here are some additional misc. items:
Winch handle and hiking stick for the tiller. Note - winch on the aft deck was moved from the port forward location to provide more leverage when tightening halyards. I found I don't need the winches for the jib sheets and thought one would be more useful here, and it has been. I'm glad I moved it.

 A 12V air pump / spotlight comes in handy for inflating our air mattresses at the end of the day! I've also used the spotlight function once when coming into a dark harbor entrance at night.

 This bag holds a small hand-pump (also shown below), various flags, spinnaker sheets, and barber-hauler lines.

Can't leave home with out the fishing gear!

And of course, one better not leave for the Bahamas without some snorkeling gear.

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