Re: New Cruiser - What accessories to buy?
Here's a few items not covered in most "need to have/nice to have" lists.. 1) snap extensions for your canvas, these little 1" extensions make tight or cold canvas easy to put up w/o stretching or tearing seams, available from defender.com, cheap.. 2)snap tool... another necessity for camper canvas chores, the tool grasps the snap and allows leverage to be used instead of the snap or canvas slipping out of your hands/fingers..3) magic eraser.. Absolutely a miracle product for cleaning most anything inside or outside the boat, scum lines, spills, non skid surfaces, galley etc. etc... 4)small bucket with a 10' rope attached to the handle... When you hoist your anchor, the last 20' or so of chain /rope and the anchor itself will most likely be muddy or dirty.You don't want to stow that rode or anchor with it caked in mud. Bring the bucket with you when you go topdeck and drop it overboard to fill w/ water, lift it back up w/ the rope and rinse your anchor/anchor roller/guide/chain etc...as you are putting the rode back in the anchor locker. 5) small battery operated fan(s).. You won't have to run the air conditioning as hard with a few fans helping to cross vent your cabin, one in the bathroom is good to have too for condensation and to vent odors out the porthole window. 6) collapsable mooring pole.. Helps fend off other boats or obstacles, helps in grabbing docks etc. etc. a must have.. That's it for now, I'm sure I'll think of other stuff.. All items listed here are cheap and make cruising easier.
