[PUP] FPB 64

[John Marshall]

Actually, the best brands of modern electronics are pretty reliable  
(computer excepted)... Furuno in particular. At least compared to  
anything else on the boat.

Probably the biggest decision in cost/benefit are the SatCom devices,  
not to mention Sat TV, especially if we're talking the bigger  
Inmarsat for world-wide digital SatCom. Those devices, which together  
can cost another $30-40K, probably define the transition between  
trawler yacht and purpose-build passagemaker. As I see it, we've got  
SSB/Pactor on one end of the spectrum, Iridium in the middle and  
Inmarsat at the far end in terms of cost and performance.

The 83' FPB "Windhorse" probably has less than $100K in electronics,  
but a lot more than $10K.

John

On Nov 15, 2007, at 4:10 PM, Steven Dubnoff wrote:

> 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
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