[PUP] FPB 64

[Steven Dubnoff]

John Marshall wrote:

>  A good electronics package on a boat of this
>caliber would start at $100K, and could be double that with full
>redundancy.


I know that Nordhavn owners spend that much, but isn't there 
something wrong with that picture.  Ben Gray went around the world 
and through the NW passage in a boat that had the following (directly 
from the Yachtworld listing):

         * Pactor 3 modem for SSB Sailmail
         * Icom 802 SSB
         * Icom 402 VHF
         * Garmin 76 and Garmin 172 GPS
         * JRC 24 mile radar
         * Desktop nav computer (2005)

I think that "package" is worth less than 10K, or an order of 
magnitude less than your "starting" estimate.  (I admit there is not 
an autopilot on that list, so throw in another 6K for a good one).

Lots of expense equal lots of complexity which equals lots of 
breakdowns.  Your "simple" cruisers like Ben may have more time for 
cruising and need less time to spend fixing the inevitable breakdowns 
of their systems.

Best,

Steve



Steve Dubnoff
1966 Willard Pilothouse
www.mvnereid.com
sdubnoff at circlesys.com