What would you spend £1000 on?

[ashtead]

I’m sure a secondhand one might be had for under £1k though ? for a somewhat larger vessel

 

[Chiara’s slave]

I’m sure a secondhand one might be had for under £1k though ? for a somewhat larger vessel

Ah, a lightbulb moment.

 

[ashtead]

Indeed if anyone is interested but I gather there is a limit on advertising items for sale

 

[DangerousPirate]

I recently ordered (stll waiting........) a tides marine mast track. Amazing thing. Looks super easy to install, you just slide it up and secure it with a screw at the bottom, it allows the sail to just drop, no need to run forward and wrestle it down. That cost me about 850 quid for 32ft of track, slides included. Take that and add a lazyjack system for another 300 pounds and you're only slightly over a grand. Personally I think it is absolutely worth it.


I would absolutely consider a diesel heater, too. You can get cheap ones and run ducting through the boat for probably under 500 pounds all in all, which some people do and it works great for them. Or you can try to get a used newport one, which is a bulkhead mount. New they are roughly 1600 pounds, plus installations you are probably looking at 1800 DIY, mind you new. Used ones can go for as low as 400 quid (almost got one for that price, but was overbid by 2 pounds). I have seen many different places people install those, even under the table apparently, according to their own pictures, and they produce great heat and give the saloon a little character.

 

[dgadee]

I have my sig marine heater going now. Great heat and love the flame. But £1600! I brought mine back from a work trip to NY about 11 years ago. £400. How can it cost so much these days?

 

[Chiara’s slave]

I have my sig marine heater going now. Great heat and love the flame. But £1600! I brought mine back from a work trip to NY about 11 years ago. £400. How can it cost so much these days?

You can be certain that it will be even more in a very short time. The best advice for anyone with some money to blow on their boat is to get on with it, whatever you choose to buy.

 

[Beneteau381]

Radar is a tricky one. It would normally be outside you budget, and 30’ may be on the small side for fitting one. I would say that in the seventeen years that we cruised foreign for three months each year in our present boat radar proved critical on about four occasions, in three of which we would not have set out at all. AIS is a fair but not complete alternative.

We have an ancient Raytheon radar, inherited with the boat, used in anger twice, but by golly worth every penny on those two occassions. Chart plotter? used on every trip. B&G autopilot? indispensable even just to hold the boat whilst doing "things"
Just a few thoughts

 

[johnalison]

I recently ordered (stll waiting........) a tides marine mast track. Amazing thing. Looks super easy to install, you just slide it up and secure it with a screw at the bottom, it allows the sail to just drop, no need to run forward and wrestle it down. That cost me about 850 quid for 32ft of track, slides included. Take that and add a lazyjack system for another 300 pounds and you're only slightly over a grand. Personally I think it is absolutely worth it.


I would absolutely consider a diesel heater, too. You can get cheap ones and run ducting through the boat for probably under 500 pounds all in all, which some people do and it works great for them. Or you can try to get a used newport one, which is a bulkhead mount. New they are roughly 1600 pounds, plus installations you are probably looking at 1800 DIY, mind you new. Used ones can go for as low as 400 quid (almost got one for that price, but was overbid by 2 pounds). I have seen many different places people install those, even under the table apparently, according to their own pictures, and they produce great heat and give the saloon a little character.View attachment 143197

There are those who was dismiss that interior as being too ‘gloomy’. To me it looks absolutely delightful, warm and cosy.

 

[oilybilge]

One of the best things we got was a Cobb barbecue. I use it pretty much every night when I'm cruising. You just plonk it on the cockpit floor and light it, and it's ready to cook in about 15 minutes. Afterwards you can use it to heat up the washing-up water. A bag of charcoal seems to last forever.

Only downside is they're a bit pricy ... but you have a grand, right?

 

[DangerousPirate]

Just saw and ad for these Garmin quatix® 7X - Solar Edition | Marine Smartwatch it's pretty much bang on a grand! 1,049.99! Smartwatch, so you can have your chartplotter on your wrist with the wind or tidal times, notes etc. Some autopilots can be connected to a smartwatch and remote controlled from your wrist. Seems like a handy feature when you're doing something on deck and need to adjust course....

Would I spend a grand on that watch? No. But if you look for a way tomake yourself a few pounds lighter .......

 

[Frogmogman]

One of the best things we got was a Cobb barbecue. I use it pretty much every night when I'm cruising. You just plonk it on the cockpit floor and light it, and it's ready to cook in about 15 minutes. Afterwards you can use it to heat up the washing-up water. A bag of charcoal seems to last forever.

Only downside is they're a bit pricy ... but you have a grand, right?

This is music to my ears. Having just read about the Cobb in a BBQ test in one of the yachting mags, one popped up in a local shop last week in and end of season sale reduced from €220 to €99, so I snapped it up.

Our boat doesn’t have an oven, just two rings, and TBH, most of the hot food we’ve cooked on board has been of the curry, chilli, or pasta variety. An oven would take up the space we use for storing the pots and pans, and when it comes to cooking fish, or sausages, say, to do that out on the cockpit rather than in the cabin has its attractions.

I’ve not used the Cobb yet (still in it’s box on the lazarette), but I’m reassured to hear that their claims that you can put it on a table (or deck!!) without burning same seem to be valid.

 

[ashtead]

Should you be thinking of using the cobb on deck some cardboard to protect from grease if you have say teak etc plus a small table to stand it on helps ,you do however need to give it a while to heat up -the blocks are slow burning if using those. A silver foil inner tray supply helps as well. . Can also take home to wash in dishwasher if needed.

 

[DangerousPirate]

This is music to my ears. Having just read about the Cobb in a BBQ test in one of the yachting mags, one popped up in a local shop last week in and end of season sale reduced from €220 to €99, so I snapped it up.

Our boat doesn’t have an oven, just two rings, and TBH, most of the hot food we’ve cooked on board has been of the curry, chilli, or pasta variety. An oven would take up the space we use for storing the pots and pans, and when it comes to cooking fish, or sausages, say, to do that out on the cockpit rather than in the cabin has its attractions.

I’ve not used the Cobb yet (still in it’s box on the lazarette), but I’m reassured to hear that their claims that you can put it on a table (or deck!!) without burning same seem to be valid.

Put the pots and pans in the oven. Problem solved, sort of.