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The Boat
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Destiny is a Nordic 44, built in 1984. She was designed by Bob Perry, who has remarked that this is still one of his favorite designs (but maybe he says that about all his "babies").
The layout and dimensions of the Nordic 44 can be found here:
The Nordic 44
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Systems/Equipment Reports
I have written these reports to share my experiences with certain pieces of gear. When I was preparing for this trip, I searched the web for other cruising web sites and besides enjoying the cruising stories themselves, found the equipment surveys or reports very helpful. Of course, their usefulness declines with age so I will try to keep these updated.
I'm not going to "slam" anyone but I will tell you what I think; if you want more details, email me. I had no idea what running my own "utility" company was like, i.e., making water, electricity, etc. - there are both benefits and challenges. Would I do things differently now - yes, but isn't experience everyone's teacher.
These are the reports so far:
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This is a list of most of the preparations I did to get Destiny ready to leave long-term in the water at the marina in Puerto La Cruz, Venezuela.
In-water Boat Storage in the Tropics
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We bought Destiny in late 1998 and kept her on Greenwich Bay, which is part of Narragansett Bay in Rhode Island. Living in New York made the commute to the boat every weekend very tiresome, but it is a beautiful place to cruise.
If you want to read about a family doing a circumnavigation in a N44, take a look at the Warm Winds Home page. You can also read several articles by them in Blue Water Sailing magazine, the first is in the July 2000 issue.
Here are some pictures of the boat taken on the hard and also at anchor that can give you some idea of her lines.
The first 2 shots are when the boat was on the hard at PowerBoats in Chaguaramas, Trinidad. The shot at anchor is from Petit St. Vincent.
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Destiny's Major Inventory
Items either already on the boat or purchased by me.
- SSB - ICOM 710RT w/AT 130 Tuner - new 1999
- Terminal node controller (TNC or modem) for HF email - SCS Pactor IIe - new 2000, upgraded PIII 2004
- VHF Radio - ICOM M80 - 1995
- Handheld VHF radio - Standard 250S - 1997
- Handheld VHF radio - ICOM M3 - new 2000
- Autopilot - Cetrek 770 - 1995
- Wind speed/wind direction - B&G - 1984
- Knotmeter/log - B&G - 1984
- Depth sounder - B&G - 1984
- Portable depthsounder - Speedtech Depthmate - new 2000
- Depth Sounder - Standard Horizon 35 w/DST55 Inhull transducer - new 2005
- Portable wind speed - Speedtech Windmate - new 2000
- GPS Chartplotter - Garmin 215D - new 1999
- Handheld GPS - Garmin 48 - new 1999
- Electrical monitor - Ample Power Emon II - new 1999
- Voltage regulator - Ample Power NEXT 12-P - new 1999
- Inverter - Heart Interface Freedom 20 - new 1999
- Alternator - Amptech 125 amp
- Alternator spare - Motorola 55 amp
- Alternator spare - Amptech 125 amp - new 2002
- Solar panels (2) - Siemens SP75 - new 1999
- Wind generator - KISS - new 1999
- TV/VCR combunation - Sharp - new 1999
- DVD Player - Magnavox - new 2004
- Window air conditioner - Panasonic - new 2004
- Wind generator pole - Kato Marine - new 2000
- Hot water heater - Isotherm 0221 - new 1999
- Diesel forced air heater - Espar 5DL - 1993
- Windlass - Maxwell HWC 1200 - new 2004
- Watermaker - Village Marine Little Wonder Modular - new 2000
- Windvane - Sailomat 601 - new 2000
- Whisker pole and equipment - Forespar - new 2000
- Sea anchor - Paratech 18' - 1996 (purchased used)
- Fluke anchor - Fortress FX37 - new 1999
- Fluke anchor - Fortress FX23 - new 1999
- Plow anchor - CQR 45 lb - 1990
- Fisherman anchor - Luke 80lb - purchased 1999 used
- Bruce (type) anchor - 60lb - given to us by sv Mima
- Anchor rode - 125' SL Superlink 3/8" chain w/150' NER 3 strand 9/16" nylon - new 1999
- Anchor rode - 200' 1/2" 3-strand nylon
- Anchor rode - 300' 5/8" NE Ropes 3-strand nylon - new 2000
- Emergency Watermaker - PUR 06 - new 2000
- Liferaft - Avon 6 man Offshore - new 2000, re-inspected 2002
- Emergency bilge pump - Edson 117AL - new 1999
- House Batteries - Lifeline AGM 8D - new 2000
- Start battery - Optima - new 2000
- SOLAS Flares - Paines Wessex - new 2000
- SOLAS Flares - Ikaras - new 2004
- 15 HP Outboard - Yamaha 15 HP Enduro - 2002 (from Martinique)
- C10-X Caribe dinghy (10.5 feet RIB) - 2002 (from Puerto La Cruz)
- EPIRB - ACR 406 EPIRB (registered) - 1997
- Refrigeration - Adler-Barbour ColdMachine, age ??
- Stove - Hillerange by Seward, assume original, 1984
- Heads - Wilcox/Crittenden Skipper and WC Headmate (not used currently)
- Sails:
- Mainsail - O'Neill, 1996
- 130% Genoa - SObstad, 1994
- 95% Jib - UK, 1996
- Staysail - UK, 1996
- Gennaker
- Storm staysail - UK, 1994
- Storm trysail - UK, 1996
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