This blog began in late 2006 with the planning and preparation for a circumnavigation of the world in my 39-foot sail boat Pachuca. It then covered a successful 5-year circumnavigation that ended in April 2013. The blog now covers life with Pachuca back home in Australia.

Pachuca

Pachuca
Pachuca in Port Angeles, WA USA

Wednesday, January 3, 2007

List of things to do or get

This is a list of things to do or get given the current state of the boat, equipment on hand, and gaps in my knowledge. Some of the items are trivial (e.g. steering wheel cover), and some are major (e.g. wind generator) - Robert


Circumnavigation "To Do" Check List - V1.0
TASK COMPLETED COMMENT

Install sound system

Book case for large books
Lee cloth for port cabin bunk
Lee rails for quarter berths
Tool storage and work area
Water maker
Wind Generator
Replace cushion in stbd quarter berth
Lightning protection for boat
Get oven to work
Laptop with C-Map 4 and GPS input
Modern EPIRB for boat
Personal EPIRBs
Survival suits
4-man life raft
Select cruising anchor
Mainsail roller slides and track lubrication
New jib sheets
Storm trysail
Drogue
Install stb Whale Gusher bilge pump
Radar?
Rail spray dodgers
Outboard motor cover
Steering wheel cover
Replace companionway spray dodger
First aid course
Robert and Arnold
Medical Kit
Advice from Arnold
Learn to use Pachuca's spinnakers
Conversational Spanish and French
Robert - and Arnold?
Courtesy flags of likely host countries[1]
Learn about Diesel engines
Diesel spares
Steering: How it works, spares
Emergency steering lever
Visas and visiting protocols
Communications: e-mail
Communications: Weather fax
Fishing Gear
Lifeline down centre line of boat
Robust radar reflector (or transponder)













[1]
Robert Morales:
NZ, French, US, Panama, Peru?, Chile?, British, South Africa

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