what should you have brought and what was not needed?

[Nostrodamus]

When first moving aboard to live for an extended period you have a good stab at what you may or may not need.

Somethings such as a sowing machine seemed superfluous initially but now we have had to buy one.

Shoes is something we brought too many pairs of (Swmbo is down to her last 30 pairs).

Offshore Wet weather gear has seen the light of day for the first month or so and then was packed away.

So, from your original itinerary was do you wish you had left behind and what should you have brought with you?

 

[PhilipH]

should not have brought 240v electric air heater.
Anything not brought was bought along the way e.g umbrella

 

[Tomahawk]

Could have very much done with leaving the UK behind!!

 

[MASH]

A sowing machine???? Christ! Where ever did you keep the tractor?

Yep, that's the ultimate in gear you didn't need on a boat!

And the thing you most wished you had taken? Advice that agricultural machinery wasn't much use on a boat?

 

[Nostrodamus]

A sowing machine???? Christ! Where ever did you keep the tractor?

Yep, that's the ultimate in gear you didn't need on a boat!

And the thing you most wished you had taken? Advice that agricultural machinery wasn't much use on a boat?

I have found that it really gets you an inner with the tribe in third world countries such as France.

 

[Tomahawk]

First Officer has seen a mini sewing machine... only 12" long by 8" high... Very light... As she has only bought one bag of clothes I am tempted to allow her to buy it to repair things... like my trousers the wreacked,,,,,

 

[capnsensible]

Over the last 15 years we have binned:

Eberspacher
240v fridge
Anything resembling a head torch
Pressure cooker
All vacum flasks
Gas water heater
A fisherman anchor

All useless in the long run.

We have bought a dehumidifier and an oil radiator for winter, 2 electric fans for summer.

Got but never used, windscoop.

Got but used maybe once a year, iron!

 

[capnsensible]

Remembered a couple more. Passarelle and davits.

 

[Tomahawk]

A sowing machine???? Christ! Where ever did you keep the tractor?

No such thing as a sowing machine. ... But you can use a seed drill.
Could you fit into a trebuchet

 

[MASH]

Had windscoop, used often.
If hot enough to heat solar-shower then hot shower is not needed = pointless.
Fisherman anchor essential on rocky boulder bottoms.
Pressure cooker a matter of preference but are very useful and work well even if you don't like them.
Dehumidifier? Iron? Oil radiator? If you have mains elec I suppose, thus useless for 90% of us.
Trebuchet. Now there's an idea for when you've been Guleted - as long as you have a plentiful supply of rotten sheep's heads handy.
Wind instruments. What are they for?
First Officer? Nah, deep six that one too!
Fire extinguishers, bilge alarm, bilge pumps, life raft, life jackets. Utter waste of time. Never used any of them once.

 

[theguvnor]

Things I should have bought

lots of Stirling - when it was cheap
a freezer - for english sausages, meat pies & decent bacon
cans & tins of stuff printed in english
Kylie Minogue

Things I did bring & have never used

A suit (for chrissake)
A Bush flat screen tv/dvd - ****
memories of UK polititions

 

[BobnLesley]

It depends on where you're going/at...

We were virtually welded to our wellies in the Western Isles, then in the Med they slowly decomposed in a locker.

Conversely, having left the Med we're now having to relearn what those triangular white cloth things fastened to the mast do; they were fairly redundant in the Med.

 

[Jamesuk]

First Officer has seen a mini sewing machine... only 12" long by 8" high... Very light... As she has only bought one bag of clothes I am tempted to allow her to buy it to repair things... like my trousers the wreacked,,,,,

So your wife is the First officer? Is she new to sailing then' have you her on a training programme? The owners wife on the boat im on is higher in rank, an Admiral than the husband who is merely a Captain.

As for things to bring that were not..... Exercise weights, i had them in the USA and it really helps with keeping fit onboard for the next time the spinnaker ends up in the drink.

The item we brought and never use the TV, with Kindles and iPads, laptops it mever gets used.

On the wish list... Boom box in the engine room to mask the curses

 

[duncan99210]

Bought or acquired en route:

Folding bikes (summer use minimal, winter daily)
Sewing machine (note spelling.....) used to make new bimini, shade tent etc etc etc.
Pressure cooker - for making steamed puds during winter and bottling meat and veg for use in summer when shops not present.

Things that we found we didn't use:

Washing machine

 

[Tomahawk]

Things that we found we didn't use:

Washing machine

. ..where do you put one of those?

 

[Tomahawk]

So your wife is the First officer? Is she new to sailing then' have you her on a training programme? The owners wife on the boat im on is higher in rank, an Admiral than the husband who is merely a Captain.

OK first thing... I would never set sail without my First Officer so I am vey glad she was not left benind...

Second, should I offer her a promotion? Rear Admiral of my fleet perhaps?

 

[MASH]

Steward of the wardroom pantry perhaps....

 

[Carmel2]

My valet.

 

[Tomahawk]

for those who want to do some sewing...

John Lewis website

 

[Tomahawk]

but if you want to do some sowing

Ernest Doe website