Kelpie
Well-known member
Hoping to embark on our Atlantic circuit this year, finances and covid permitting. OK we might not make it that far, but the other side of Biscay as a minimum would be good.
I have a hunch that I should be sourcing as much stuff as possible right now, before I leave the UK. I have internet access, a postal address, and a few more weeks to wait for things to arrive. So I get things on eBay, Amazon, and any online chandlers.
Once we are out on the circuit, just how much worse will the prices and availability be? We're planning a fairly standard route- Portugal, Canaries, Caribbean. Obviously we want the boat to be in good nick before setting off, but there are a couple of projects we might not get around to, or things we expect should last another year or two (e.g. bits of running rigging).
I have a hunch that I should be sourcing as much stuff as possible right now, before I leave the UK. I have internet access, a postal address, and a few more weeks to wait for things to arrive. So I get things on eBay, Amazon, and any online chandlers.
Once we are out on the circuit, just how much worse will the prices and availability be? We're planning a fairly standard route- Portugal, Canaries, Caribbean. Obviously we want the boat to be in good nick before setting off, but there are a couple of projects we might not get around to, or things we expect should last another year or two (e.g. bits of running rigging).