Equipment Selection - Decisions, Decisions !!

When it came time to compare one boat versus the other, I found this list to be a godsend.

On top of making us think about what was really important for us in a boat, it helped me not forget everything while looking over a boat. Just being on any boat made me want to sail away with it, and this kept me organised.

I've included the comparison of a Lagoon42 from a well known charter company versus Cinderella.

I had also taken the time to search through the West Marine catalog and others, to decide on what I would buy for the boat if I needed to, select a manufacturer and provide an estimated cost. It made it easy to figure out how much this project would cost !

In the last columns, you have Cinderella's equipment. Pretty close match if you ask me. As I get to use the equipment, I'll post my opinions. If you have an opinion on any of these please E-Mail me.

(To come up with this list, I had the help of many articles in the sailing magazines. For those interested, the key ones are listed at the end of this page. Noteworthy are the " Ideal Boat " articles I found on the Internet)

Equipment

Suggested Manufacturer

Page Ref.

Estimated Cost

Lagoon42

State      Cost

Cinderella

State      Cost

Engines

Engine 1

Tune-up

500 $

Volvo Penta 20HP
OK

Engine 2

Rebuild

1 500 $

Volvo Penta 20HP
OK

Fuel Filters (x2)

Racor 500FGSS2

p.253

280 $

280 $

280 $

Repl. Filters (x6)

p.253

50 $

50 $

50 $

Installation (labor+parts)

100 $

100 $

100 $

Misc spare parts

250 $

250 $

250 $

Bilge Pump Parts

West 1000W x2

p.445

50 $

50 $

OK

Sails

Mainsail

5 000 $

OK

OK

Jib

5 000 $

OK

OK

Spinnaker

5 000 $

Add

5 000 $

OK

StormSail

2 000 $

Wait

Wait

Instrumentation - Electronic

Wind

Wind100

p.56

530 $

OK

AH

Speed

Multi100 + Repeater

p.56

400 $

OK

AH

Upgrade

500 $

OK

AH

DepthSounder

AH

GPS Main

Garimn GPS120

p.34

300 $

300 $

Furuno30

GPS Backup

Garmin GPS12XL

p.32

250 $

250 $

250 $

ChartPlotter

(not required)

1 500 $

Wait

Radar

Furuno 1621MKII _ mount

p.50

1 900 $

1 900 $

Raytheon

VHF Radio

Shakespeare SE2510

p.11

230 $

OK

RS8300

VHF Handheld

Uniden HH940 + pouch

p.16

200 $

200 $

200 $

CDStereo

Standard MST600 + speakers

p.69

480 $

OK

480 $

Autopilot

AutoHelm ST6000 Core + Type 1

(p.91)

3 097 $

3 097 $

AH6000

Instrumentation - Other

Compass - Datascope

KVH DataScape

p.308

385 $

385 $

385 $

Compass - handheld

Davis Hand Bearing - illuminated

p.307

38 $

38 $

38 $

Sextant

Davis Mark25

p.312

190 $

190 $

190 $

Almanac ,etc

50 $

50 $

50 $

Barometer

Trident Bluewater

(p.457)

60 $

60 $

60 $

Navigation Kit

West Navigator Kit

p.313

30 $

30 $

30 $

Binoculars - main

Armada 8x23

p.303

195 $

195 $

195 $

Flag - code set

West Code Flag Set 12x18

p.371

76 $

76 $

76 $

Flag - Courtesy

West Courtesy - 10 countries @15

p.370

150 $

150 $

150 $

Safety

EPIRB

ACR 406 Categroy 1

p.139

1 000 $

1 000 $

1 000 $

LifeRaft

CrewSaver USCG/Solas 6 pers.

p.367

4 250 $

wait

OK

LifeRaft Kit

Ship Bag + packs

p.141

254 $

wait

wait

Portable WaterMaker

PUR Survivor 06

p.141

500 $

wait

wait

Life Sling

LifeSling Rescue

p.126

190 $

190 $

190 $

LifeJackets

Stearns Type I (x4)

p.121

136 $

use exist

use exist

Harnesses

West Inflatable + Tether

p.117, p.130

750 $

750 $

750 $

FoulWeather Gear

West Explore Jacket+bibPants x3

p.79

885 $

wait

wait

Medical Kit

Orion Coast Cruising Pack

p.144

370 $

370 $

370 $

Flare Kit

Orion 25mm Alert/Locate Kit

p.135

147 $

147 $

147 $

Sea Anchor

ParaTech Para18

p.137

700 $

700 $

700 $

Radar Reflector

Davis Echo Master Standard

p.138

35 $

35 $

35 $

Fire Extinguishers

Kidde B1 5lbs (2x)

p.124

100 $

100 $

100 $

Floodlight & Anchor Light

Nite Tracker 1,000,000W

p.520

70 $

70 $

70 $

Tools & Parts

Wire Cutters

Professional Wire Cutters

p.187

50 $

50 $

50 $

Spare Turnbuckles

4xturnbuckles, 4xtoggles

p.189

320 $

320 $

320 $

Electrical parts

Ancor Coastal kit

(p.715)

160 $

160 $

160 $

MultiTool

Leatherman PST-2

p.375

50 $

50 $

50 $

Rope & Sail Kit

West Rope&Sail Kit

p.242

30 $

30 $

30 $

Bosun Chair

Professional Bosun Chair

p.196

110 $

110 $

110 $

Misc. Blocks

Lewmar Solent Single 4x3, 4x2

p.208

388 $

388 $

388 $

Misc. shackles

Nicro Type S Bail, 5000lbs

p.197

192 $

192 $

192 $

Tool Kit

Utility Tote

p.437

40 $

40 $

40 $

Ground Tackle

Anchor Main

Perf35 +300' BBB 5/16 chain

p.146

930 $

OK

OK

Anchor 2nd

CQR60 + 300' BBB 5/16 chain

p.149

1 400 $

OK

OK

Electrical Windlass

Horizon Express (?W)

p.153

1 500 $

OK

OK

Rigging & Other

Dock Lines

5/8 Dble Braid pre-spliced, 2x15', 4x25', 2x35',2x50'

p.161

420 $

OK

OK

Fenders

Taylor SuperGard 8.5x26 x4

p.165

164 $

164 $

OK

Boat Hook

West 56"-144"

p.174

30 $

OK

OK

Roller Furling

Harken MKII Unit 2

p.233

2 950 $

OK

OK

Spinaker Pole

Twist Lock

p.237

200 $

Add

200 $

OK

Dinghy

Dinghy

West RIB 10'2

p.284

2 000 $

2 000 $

OK

Engine

Nissan 15HP

p.294

1 925 $

1 925 $

OK 4HP

Fuel Tank

Tempo System Package

p.250

35 $

35 $

OK

Spare Fuel Tank

RubberMaid 6Gal Jerry Jug x2

p.249

25 $

25 $

OK

Davits + inst

2 000 $

2 000 $

OK

Power

Wind Turbine

Air Marine + mounting

p.482

1 125 $

wait

wait

Solar Panels

Siemens 46w 2x

p.480

700 $

700 $

OK

Engine Generator

wait

wait

Inverter

ProWatt 1500

p.492

600 $

OK

OK

Batteries - Engine

SeaVolt Starting 4D

(p.684)

320 $

OK

OK

Batteries - House

SeaVolt Deep Cycle 130Ah

(p.684)

240 $

OK

OK

Electrical work

500 $

500 $

OK

Living

WaterMaker - main

PUR Survivor 40

p.460

2 220 $

2 200 $

2 200 $

HotWater

Torrid 6Gal

p.459

325 $

OK

OK

Gaz Barbecue

Gaz + Tanks

400 $

400 $

400 $

Installation

Cushions

OK

Mattresses

OK

Air Conditioning

16000btu (not required)

5 000 $

not req.

Boat Refit

Hulls

Clean

OK

Paint

OK

Repair (Osmosis)

OK

Clean Tanks

Water

OK

Fuel

OK

Other

Total Refit Costs

29 502 $

10 086 $

Cost of Boat

155 000 $

225 000 $

Total cost of boat

184 502 $

235 086 $

Full Equipped Add-on's

9 000 $

4 600 $

Full Equipped Costs

193 502 $

239 686 $

Other Non-Essentials

Ideal Boat articles

Tools

Screwdrivers, pliers, wrenches and more. Too much detail to go into here, but I've read several good article on thehand tools you'll need for cruising

  • Tools of the Trade, by Steve C. D'Antonio, Cruising World, September 97
  • A Multitude of Multitools, by Tom Neale, Cruising World, September 98
  • Tooling for Cruising, by Hal Roth, Cruising World, July 95
  • The Seagoing Toolbox, by David Siemens, Sail, March 96

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