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CRUISING ESSENTIALS WE ADDED

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▪ Inflatable passerelle that can do triple duty as a SUP and a swim platform▪ Bean bags that can be secured to the trampoline so can be used while sailing▪ Table lamps for cockpit area – cosy and don’t attract as many insects at night▪ Solar-powered garden lights that can be put on corners of the boat to illuminate the boat at anchor▪ Dyneema cover on spinnaker halyard to prevent chafe▪ Camera on mast or stern connected to chartplotter to help with blind spots when close quarters manoeuvring▪ Water heater wired to inverter to heat water using the battery▪ Sunshades that let air through to the trampoline that can be kept up while sailing in light conditions▪ Mini scuba gear for clearing a fouled anchor or cleaning the boat bottom▪ Quenchsea emergency watermaker▪ Dyson fans to keep cool when you don’t have AC▪ Home battery powered motion detector to prevent thefts on board▪ Rain catchment system using the surface area of the roof▪ Rope cutters on propellers

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