I love opening FedEx boxes these days!
What it should look like once mounted
One of the other items I've had my eyes on was a Sirius XM weather receiver for the Raymarine network. It wasn't at the top of the list, but something I've considered after doing a bit of research. It would hook right up to my existing backbone and offers weather forecasts, wind, sea, and of course the XM radio channels. During another one of my Craigslist searches I came across somebody upgrading to another electronics system and had one for a really good price. I sent him the funds via Paypal, and he promptly delivered the parts to my boatyard. Damn, I love Craigslist.
This next item is one I haven't bought yet but will right before we head to Florida. I can buy it brand new from Bed Bath and Beyond and have it shipped to my boat at no cost. But finding it has solved a space issue that is hard to come by in a boat. Currently, we have an old microwave and a toaster oven, and while you don't really have to have either on a boat, we like the convenience that each offers. But that's two items, and while they are both small, they do take up double the real estate. But then along comes Cuisinart. Its a combination microwave, convection oven, and can also be used as a grill. And to top it off, its small. Can't wait to throw the old units in the trash and to start using this work of "Cuisin"-art (thank you, I'll be here all week.)
I've also have been looking for a replacement dinghy for months now. We've spent tons of hours searching Craigslist - everywhere from Fort Lauderdale to Key West. There have been times when both my wife and I have been on two different laptops doing daily searches. I've seen tons of boats, but everything was usually too new and expensive, too old, or too heavy - we could never find that perfect size, condition, and price. I'd love to have one of those solid inflatables - some are either aluminum or fiberglass, but they are few and far between and above my price limit. But then I came across these high performance inflatable catamarans. The two biggest brand names are Thundercat and Hammerhead. They make a casual version and a performance one. I'd passed up on a couple of them already because they were too far away to look at and I wasn't in the area at the time. But then I also discovered that the "normal" size Dux Hammerhead was 13'6" - too big to fit between my hulls as I only have 12' on the nose, and no more. In fact, we measured that distance about 4 different times because I couldn't believe that I didn't have at least that much to fit one of those boats there. I became very frustrated.
Raymarine SR100 XM Receiver
This next item is one I haven't bought yet but will right before we head to Florida. I can buy it brand new from Bed Bath and Beyond and have it shipped to my boat at no cost. But finding it has solved a space issue that is hard to come by in a boat. Currently, we have an old microwave and a toaster oven, and while you don't really have to have either on a boat, we like the convenience that each offers. But that's two items, and while they are both small, they do take up double the real estate. But then along comes Cuisinart. Its a combination microwave, convection oven, and can also be used as a grill. And to top it off, its small. Can't wait to throw the old units in the trash and to start using this work of "Cuisin"-art (thank you, I'll be here all week.)
I've also have been looking for a replacement dinghy for months now. We've spent tons of hours searching Craigslist - everywhere from Fort Lauderdale to Key West. There have been times when both my wife and I have been on two different laptops doing daily searches. I've seen tons of boats, but everything was usually too new and expensive, too old, or too heavy - we could never find that perfect size, condition, and price. I'd love to have one of those solid inflatables - some are either aluminum or fiberglass, but they are few and far between and above my price limit. But then I came across these high performance inflatable catamarans. The two biggest brand names are Thundercat and Hammerhead. They make a casual version and a performance one. I'd passed up on a couple of them already because they were too far away to look at and I wasn't in the area at the time. But then I also discovered that the "normal" size Dux Hammerhead was 13'6" - too big to fit between my hulls as I only have 12' on the nose, and no more. In fact, we measured that distance about 4 different times because I couldn't believe that I didn't have at least that much to fit one of those boats there. I became very frustrated.
But then, I found it. It was like finding the Lost Ark of the Covenant. Could it really be the one - this has got to be the one! It was a Dux Hammerhead Performance version and it was listed as an 11 footer. "How can that be?" I asked myself. Eleven feet? That's not possible, these boats are over 13 feet long. So I called the owner of the listing and he assured me that this was indeed an 11 foot Hammerhead. In fact, he said it was specially requested to be that specific length, and actually the title said it was 11 foot 6 inches - even better!!
A very kick-ass 2009 11'6" Dux Hammerhead
All this will start coming together soon when we head back to Florida to begin the last phase of the refit.....and we can't wait!
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