Small purchases that make a difference
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Chuckpacific
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A cold can of beer ($.75) usually assists me on most of my C-Dory projects.
Here's an inexpensive addition from another thread:
Window tinting!
(Cheap at least if you do it yourself)
Provides privacy and seclusion in the cabin.
The good news is you only have to do the side windows and rear door window. The front windows are left clear for maximum night vision.
Probably costs $25-40 for DIY, quite a bit more for someone to do it for you.
Joe. :teeth :thup
Window tinting!
(Cheap at least if you do it yourself)
Provides privacy and seclusion in the cabin.
The good news is you only have to do the side windows and rear door window. The front windows are left clear for maximum night vision.
Probably costs $25-40 for DIY, quite a bit more for someone to do it for you.
Joe. :teeth :thup
We use a 400 watt inverter (30 to 40 dollars) along with a six outlet type surge suppresor for powering our wireless modem, laptops, camera battery chargers and cell phone chargers. We have a cigarette lighter outlet on the front of the rear dinette seat for the inverter to plug into. This allows for all this stuff to be up and running while we are cruising. This way we run coastal explorer software on the laptop while putting our boat on course with the hand held auto pilot. Plus at night I can run a cpap machine off the same power strip inverter combo. We can have our anchor light on and have all this running on the house battery and still not have to switch to the second battery to start the motor in the am. We use the same inverter and power strip setup in the truck for internet access using a USB type cell card in conjunction with a wireless modem to get info we need while speeding down the highway.
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divingmikeboats
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Wiper delay switches for port and starboard. Cuz it hardly ever rains hard here.
Pacificcoast101
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Eva-Dry Edv-2200 Mid-Size Dehumidifier. We've had our Tomcat for nearly two years and it still smells brand new. We don't allow anyone to walk in while wearing wet scuba gear. It's been foggy a lot lately, so we're adding a second dehumidifier this afternoon. I've been aboard too many boats with that familiar musty smell. I prefer fresh air. 
I love my cozy bunk, but after a few months of being aboard every night I started to have things like hip joints and back places be cranky on awakening so I got a memory foam topper at camp walmart and man what a difference. I got the inch and a half one and just laid it in there and in a couple days no more cranky joints. About $60.
mailbox101
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1) A switch for the port wiper, located in front of the passenger, so they can turn it on and off themselves.
2) Engine trim switches on the helm, so that the engines can be trimmed easily, without accidentally knocking the throttle up or down.
3) A stainless steel, female eye-bolt, threaded on the inside thread of the bow u-bolt, so the bitter-end of the rope can be tied off inside the locker.
4) Those awesome lazarette covers that Joel found, so I don't get splashed every time I close the aft lockers. They also keep them dry inside.
David
2) Engine trim switches on the helm, so that the engines can be trimmed easily, without accidentally knocking the throttle up or down.
3) A stainless steel, female eye-bolt, threaded on the inside thread of the bow u-bolt, so the bitter-end of the rope can be tied off inside the locker.
4) Those awesome lazarette covers that Joel found, so I don't get splashed every time I close the aft lockers. They also keep them dry inside.
David
Most Awesome, - Least expensive --> A $4.99 plastic turkey baster from Walmart. With a rubber tip. Much faster at drying the bilge box (under the door step) than a sponge.
A $2.79 foam pipe insulation section. Slides over the VHF antenna when it is laying down on the cabin top. ( It extends back into the cockpit space. The foam is easy to see, and saves eyes.)
A small rectangular convex mirror, mounted on the shelf, so I can easily see anyone in the cockpit when we are running.
A small, 2 position switch mounted between the 2 VHF's. It flips toward whichever one is active for fog or PA service.
Harvey
SleepyC :moon
A $2.79 foam pipe insulation section. Slides over the VHF antenna when it is laying down on the cabin top. ( It extends back into the cockpit space. The foam is easy to see, and saves eyes.)
A small rectangular convex mirror, mounted on the shelf, so I can easily see anyone in the cockpit when we are running.
A small, 2 position switch mounted between the 2 VHF's. It flips toward whichever one is active for fog or PA service.
Harvey
SleepyC :moon
MY Max Burton 1800-Watt Induction Cooktop. Was $65 so a little over the $50. Amazing you can put a piece of paper between the burner and the pot and it will not burn. In fact you can put an ice cube on half the burner and it will not melt while you cook on the other half. Feels a lot safer on a boat. Boils a quart of water in less than 3 minutes. I run it off my 1500 inverter, or Yamaha 2000 generator, or shore power. Also generates no heat into the cabin except from the cooking food itself and the pan heat.
Ron
Ron