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Planned Upgrades

We had a long list of planned upgrades as we are crossing oceans and live off grid as long as possible. In total, we made over $121,000 worth of upgrades to make our vessel a comfortable and autonomous home for our world circumnavigation adventures.

Deeper Dive into Upgrades

Electrical

Solar (marine hard - Renogy 450w bifacial panels x 6

Relion 300amp hr Lithium batteries x 3

Victron 5000w inverter

Solar MPPT controllers for each solar panel

Raymarine AIS

Raymarine Quantum 2 Radar

Professional installation of all solar, lithium & electrical performed by Just Cats in Ft. Lauderdale. This is EXTREMELY IMPORTANT when obtaining insurance for your yacht.


Stainless Fabrication

Custom solar arch

Helm folding footrest

Additional stainless lock to davits

Life raft cradle with hydrostatic release

Ground Tackle

73lb Rocna anchor

300ft of Acco G4 chain

Mantus swivel

Anchor bridle

Maintenance

All new running rigging

Replaced lazy jack lines

Replaced dingy davits with dynema, add lock and double blocks to pulley

Replace the exhaust elbow on our generator

Service the Sea Recovery Water maker & replace membranes

Service both the engines

Service the generator

Service all the toilets

Rigging inspection

Canvas

Custom helm enclosure

Two sided aft cockpit enclosure with sun shades

New cushions for forward and aft cockpits

Re-cover and add more cushion to helm seat

Communication

Garmin InReach

Starlink 2nd gen permanent installation

Safety

Revere Regatta 6 person life raft

ACR Global Fix V4 EPIRB

ACR ResQlink Personal locator beacons/AIS for each life vest

Jon Buoy MK5

MOB1 for watches

Spinlock 6D life vests x 3

Jacklines & harnesses x 3

Trash pump with 2in 50ft hose

Complete offshore medical kit including emergency meds

Comprehensive ditch bag including solar still for 3 people 

Miscellaneous

2023 Highfield CL360 FCT  console dingy

2023 30hp Tohatsu outboard

Washing machine & custom pedestal

Dive compressor & scuba equipment x3

Parasailor, rigging & new blocks

Dometic CXZ75 freezer

Added Switch to power 60 psi forward deck wash

Add multiple Camframo fans to the cabins


Video

Have you ever wondered how much money that it takes to upgrade a boat to circumnavigate the world? Watch this to see what it takes to make this our comfortable and autonomous off grid floating condo. The total cost to upgrade the boat was mislabeled in the video at $96,648. The CORRECT upgrade cost totaled $121,598.

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