Offshore requirements

Gear that costs the same whichever hull it lands on, priced once and applied to every boat. Mark anything a boat already has on its own costs page and it prices at zero there.

Components: 69
Required, all in: $84,920
Including optional: $94,879
Passage load: 258 Ah/day

Energy budget — where the battery and solar figures come from

The autopilot is the largest single load on passage, not the fridge and not Starlink. Worth knowing before economising on the wrong thing.

Load	On passage	At anchor
Autopilot	71 Ah	0 Ah
Instruments, chartplotter, AIS, VHF	53 Ah	4 Ah
Refrigeration	49 Ah	49 Ah
Watermaker (Rainman 12V DC)	31 Ah	47 Ah
Starlink Mini	25 Ah	25 Ah
Cabin and navigation lights	11 Ah	5 Ah
Laptop, phone, tablet	11 Ah	14 Ah
Bilge, pumps, fans, sundries	7 Ah	9 Ah
Total per day	258 Ah	154 Ah

Bank required: 500 Ah
Solar: 800 W
Balance from: Alternator

Assumptions behind the loads

Autopilot: Type 1 linear drive averaged over its duty cycle on a balanced boat. Doubles on a badly-trimmed one, which is the cheapest efficiency gain available.
Refrigeration: Compressor duty cycle in the tropics, where a box built for the Bay runs far harder than its rating suggests.
Starlink Mini: Post-2026-firmware planning average. Idle is 15–16W, typical 17W, and startup peaks near 60W — size the fuse for the peak, the bank for this.
Laptop, phone, tablet: Includes inverter conversion loss.
Watermaker (Rainman 12V DC): 400W draws about 33A, which is a large but brief load. An hour makes roughly 30 litres. Run it while the engine is charging and it is nearly free.
Solar yield: 3.4 Wh per watt of panel per day, not the 4–6 peak sun hours a land installer quotes. A boat shades its own panels with the boom and rig, panels run hot and lose output, and the array is rarely pointed anywhere useful.

Item	Cost estimate	Probability	Priority	Product	What and why	Range	Notes
	$2,775
Forespar Line Control telescoping whisker pole (13-24ft, rated to 46ft boats) pl	$2,200 $0all boats$4k	100% certain	P2	Defender Marine price estimated	ESTIMATE, and a real gap. The Milk Run is a downwind passage and an unpoled genoa collapses and refills in the swell for three weeks — that destroys the sail, shock-loads the rig and makes the boat unliveable. A pole is what turns a rolly reach into a stable run. Line control means you set and douse it from the mast rather than the end of the pole. ESTIMATE — Defender shows 'see price in cart' for this pole and lists it out of stock. Poles in this size typically run $1,500-2,000; mast track, car, topping lift and foreguy add $500-700. Get a quote before committing this number. 2 alternatives considered Used aluminium spinnaker pole plus a track — $1,000USED. $600-1,200 on the secondhand market. A fixed-length pole is cheaper and stronger; you lose the ability to match pole length to reefed sail area Twin headsails on two furlers, no poleThe elegant Milk Run answer, but it means a second furler and a second forestay — $4,000+ and a rigging project	fixed	ESTIMATE, and a real gap. The Milk Run is a downwind passage and an unpoled genoa collapses and refills in the swell for three weeks — that destroys the sail, shock-loads the rig and makes the boat unliveable. A pole is what turns a rolly reach into a stable run. Line control means you set and douse it from the mast rather than the end of the pole.
ATN Mastclimber bosun chair with ascenders, leg straps and tool bag	$575 $0all boats$2k	100% certain	P2	Defender Marine price verified	Missing from the original list. You will go up the mast on this trip — a chafed halyard, a failed masthead light, a fouled wind transducer — and with a crew of two there is nobody to winch you. The Mastclimber lets one person self-ascend using leg power and stay close to the mast when the boat rolls, which is the difference between a job and an accident. In stock, ships same day. Works over an existing halyard, no extra rigging needed. 2 alternatives considered Conventional bosun's chair$120-250 — fine when there is someone to winch you up, useless single-handed Climbing harness plus two ascenders and a spare halyard$300-400 if you already climb; the same technique, less comfortable to work from for long	fixed	Missing from the original list. You will go up the mast on this trip — a chafed halyard, a failed masthead light, a fouled wind transducer — and with a crew of two there is nobody to winch you. The Mastclimber lets one person self-ascend using leg power and stay close to the mast when the boat rolls, which is the difference between a job and an accident.
	$1,350
Rigged boom preventers both sides: low-stretch line, bow-lead snatch blocks, boo	$450 $0all boats$1k	100% certain	P1	Bay Area rigger, or DIY from Defender / Fisheries Supply price estimated	ESTIMATE, and the single most important thing missing from the original list. You are running downwind for 3,000nm in trade-wind swell — an accidental gybe is the failure mode of this passage, and it breaks booms, vangs, rigs and collarbones. A proper preventer runs from the boom END forward to a bow block and back to the cockpit so it can be set and released without anyone going on deck. A vang-to-toerail strop is not a preventer; it bends booms. 2 alternatives considered Boom brake (Walder or Dutchman)$600-1,100 — controls the gybe rather than preventing it, and can be set from the cockpit. Worth considering instead if you expect a lot of dead-downwind steering Single preventer moved side to sideHalf the line and hardware, but it means a foredeck trip at every gybe — exactly what you are trying to avoid at 0300	fixed	ESTIMATE, and the single most important thing missing from the original list. You are running downwind for 3,000nm in trade-wind swell — an accidental gybe is the failure mode of this passage, and it breaks booms, vangs, rigs and collarbones. A proper preventer runs from the boom END forward to a bow block and back to the cockpit so it can be set and released without anyone going on deck. A vang-to-toerail strop is not a preventer; it bends booms.
Spare halyard, spare sheets, chafe gear, spare blocks and shackles	$900 $0all boats$2k	100% certain	P2	Defender Marine / Fisheries Supply price estimated	ESTIMATE. Missing from the original list, and chafe is what actually breaks on a long downwind passage — three weeks of constant motion saws through halyards at the sheave and sheets at the shroud. Rough split: 200ft of high-modulus double braid for a spare halyard ~$400, spare genoa and main sheets ~$250, leather, chafe tape and rollers ~$100, spare blocks, snatch blocks and shackles ~$150. Inspect every lead before you leave and again at the halfway point. 2 alternatives considered Chafe gear and spare shackles only — $250$250 — the minimum that is still worth doing, but it leaves you re-reeving with no spare line if a halyard parts Replace all running rigging before departure$1,800-3,000 — if the existing lines are more than about eight years old this is the honest answer, and it belongs in the boat-fabric budget rather than here	fixed	ESTIMATE. Missing from the original list, and chafe is what actually breaks on a long downwind passage — three weeks of constant motion saws through halyards at the sheave and sheets at the shroud. Rough split: 200ft of high-modulus double braid for a spare halyard ~$400, spare genoa and main sheets ~$250, leather, chafe tape and rollers ~$100, spare blocks, snatch blocks and shackles ~$150. Inspect every lead before you leave and again at the halfway point.
	$1,801
ATN Gale Sail storm jib, 100 sq ft (36-43ft boats), hoists over a furled headsai	$1,801 $0all boats$4k	100% certain	P2	ATN Inc (direct) price verified	RECOMMENDED by WCC 2026 and the natural companion to the series drogue you have already budgeted — a drogue without storm canvas is half a heavy-weather plan. The Gale Sail is the one that matters for a boat with roller furling: it hoists over the furled genoa so nobody unrolls a headsail on the foredeck in 45 knots, and it needs no removable inner forestay. $1,800.75 including free US shipping (international is a flat $150). This covers the storm jib only. For the mainsail half, WCC accepts either a trysail (~$1,200-2,000 from a sailmaker) or a third reef cutting the luff by 50% — the deep third reef is cheaper, easier to set, and what most cruisers actually use. 2 alternatives considered Conventional storm jib on a removable inner forestay$900-1,400 for the sail, but add $1,500-2,500 for the stay, deck fitting and backing plate. Better set, far more work Third reef added to the existing main plus the Gale SailA reef costs $400-800 at a sailmaker versus $1,200-2,000 for a trysail — the sensible pairing if the mainsail is otherwise sound	fixed	RECOMMENDED by WCC 2026 and the natural companion to the series drogue you have already budgeted — a drogue without storm canvas is half a heavy-weather plan. The Gale Sail is the one that matters for a boat with roller furling: it hoists over the furled genoa so nobody unrolls a headsail on the foredeck in 45 knots, and it needs no removable inner forestay.
	$6,170
Spares and tools - coastal	$1,500 $0all boats$4k	100% certain	P2	Not sourced price estimated	Service items, belts, impellers, filters and hand tools; no major spares inventory	$1k–$2k	San Diego, Seattle and Sitka all have chandleries. Baja and central British Columbia do not, which is why this is not zero. Inferred.
Spares and tools for the passage	$4,670 $0all boats$9k	100% certain	P2	Multiple (Defender, Fisheries Supply, Hamilton Marine, Yanmar dealer) price estimated	Impellers, belts, filters, injectors, alternator, starter, water-pump kit, hoses, epoxy, sail-repair kit, rigging wire and Sta-Lok terminals, and the tools to fit them. Suggested: Offshore spares and tools kit: spare alternator, starter, raw-water pump kit, injectors, impellers/belts/filters, hoses, epoxy, sail repair, rigging wire and Sta-Lok terminals, tools 2 alternatives considered Skip the spare alternator, carry a rebuild kit plus diodesSaves ~$550 and a lot of locker space, but a dead alternator offshore with a 600Ah bank is a genuine problem Add a spare Type 1 autopilot drive and a spare MPPT to the kitAdds ~$2,200; the drive is already priced separately as autopilot-spare-drive	fixed	ESTIMATE assembled from typical 2026 retail. Big-ticket items: spare Balmar 6-Series 100A alternator $688 (verified price), rebuilt starter motor ~$450, Yanmar raw-water pump rebuild kit + spare pump ~$350, set of reconditioned injectors ~$600, 100ft of 7mm/9/32in 1x19 316 rigging wire ~$400, six Sta-Lok terminals ~$480, sail repair kit with adhesive dacron and a sailmaker's palm ~$250. The rest: impellers/belts/fuel and oil filters ~$400, exhaust and coolant hoses ~$250, West System epoxy and fillers ~$200, tools including a Sta-Lok-capable cable cutter, torque wrench and puller set ~$600.
	$400
4x diesel jerry cans, 2x water jerry cans, deck chocks and lashing straps	$400 $0all boats$1k	100% certain	P2	Defender Marine / West Marine price estimated	ESTIMATE. Missing from the original list. The Milk Run has long calm stretches in the doldrums and fuel docks that are far apart and sometimes dry — extra diesel on deck is what lets you motor out of a windless hole rather than sit in it for four days. Water jugs are the backup for the watermaker, which is a single point of failure for drinking water. Chock and lash them properly; loose jerry cans are missiles. 2 alternatives considered Flexible bladder tanks$200-400, stow flat when empty, but they chafe and are hard to inspect Two diesel cans only, no water — $200$200 — acceptable only if you also carry a manual watermaker or a large fixed tank	fixed	ESTIMATE. Missing from the original list. The Milk Run has long calm stretches in the doldrums and fuel docks that are far apart and sometimes dry — extra diesel on deck is what lets you motor out of a windless hole rather than sit in it for four days. Water jugs are the backup for the watermaker, which is a single point of failure for drinking water. Chock and lash them properly; loose jerry cans are missiles.
	$5,838
Battery monitor, busbars and Class-T fusing	$712 $0all boats$2k	100% certain	P1	NAZ Solar Electric / Current Connected price from a listing	Shunt-based monitor with Bluetooth, Lynx-style busbars, and Class-T fuses on the bank. Class-T is a lithium-specific requirement and gets skipped surprisingly often. Suggested: Victron SmartShunt 500A + Lynx Class-T Power In (M10) + Class-T fuse + Lynx Distributor + busbars SmartShunt 500A verified at $100.30, Lynx Class-T Power In M10 verified at $187.00 (8 in stock). Class-T fuse element (~$95), Lynx Distributor (~$210) and cable/lugs (~$120) are estimated — the fuse is NOT included with the Lynx Class-T holder. 2 alternatives considered Victron BMV-712 Smart (with display) instead of SmartShuntAdds a panel-mount display for ~$100 more — worth it if you don't want to reach for a phone at 0300 Blue Sea 285-series busbars + Class-T fuse blockCheaper and more widely stocked than the Lynx system, but no fuse monitoring and more terminations to corrode	fixed	Class-T is the only fusing with the interrupt rating to safely break a 600Ah lithium bank's short-circuit current, and the Lynx Class-T Power In puts the fuse and the main positive busbar in one marine-rated enclosure instead of a home-brew stud fuse on a shelf.
Alternator — Balmar 621 series, 100A	$688 $0all boats$2k	100% certain	P2	Defender Marine price verified	100A 12V alternator to replace the standard unit. A stock alternator asked to bulk-charge lithium runs flat out until it cooks itself; this one is built for it. Suggested: Balmar 6-Series Light Duty Dual Foot Marine Alternator, 12V 100A Out of stock at Defender; notify-me available. Check pulley type (SV / DV / K6 / J10) against your Yanmar before ordering. 2 alternatives considered Balmar 6-Series Light Duty Dual Foot 12V 120A — $85720% more output for ~$170 more — worth it only if your belt and bracket can take it Balmar XT-Series Dual Foot 12V 170A — $984140A at idle and runs cooler, but needs a serpentine conversion on most small diesels	fixed	100A is the right size for a small-bore Yanmar's belt and bracket without a serpentine conversion, and Balmar is the one alternator brand where rectifiers, regulators and brackets are stocked by cruiser-facing dealers in NZ and Australia — which is the whole point at the far end of this trip.
External regulator and DC-DC charger	$978 $0all boats$2k	100% certain	P2	Fisheries Supply price verified	Balmar MC-618 or Wakespeed external regulator with a lithium profile and alternator temperature sensing, plus a DC-DC charger so the start battery still gets looked after. Suggested: Wakespeed WS500 Pro Bluetooth alternator regulator + Victron Orion XS 12/12-50A DC-DC charger WS500 Pro $649.99 (15 in stock at Fisheries), Orion XS 12/12-50 $328.10 (48 in stock at Fisheries). Alternator temp sensor is included in the WS500 wiring harness. 2 alternatives considered Balmar MC-618 regulator + Victron Orion XSCheaper and simpler with a lithium profile, but no current-based regulation or CAN comms to the BMS Wakespeed WS500 + Victron Orion XS 12/12-50 isolatedNon-Pro WS500 without Bluetooth, marginally cheaper; the isolated Orion adds ~$80	fixed	The WS500 is the only mainstream regulator that regulates on alternator temperature and current rather than just capping output, which is what keeps a 100A alternator alive when a 600Ah lithium bank will happily accept everything it makes; the Orion XS then keeps the start battery topped without exposing it to the lithium charge profile.
Solar panels — 800W of rigid marine panels	$640 $0all boats$2k	100% certain	P2	Renogy price from a listing	Roughly 4 × 200W rigid panels. At 3.4 Wh per watt per day in the tropics this covers about 82% of a passage day, with the alternator making up the rest. Suggested: 4x Renogy 200W 12V rigid monocrystalline panel (800W total) $159.99 each; the N-Type 200W showed as 'Unavailable' on Renogy's own page at time of checking — confirm the current SKU. 10-year product / 25-year 80% output warranty. 2 alternatives considered 4x Custom Marine Products 205W rigid marine panel, SunPower A+ cells (820W) — $3,956$989 each — 24.4% efficient, corrosion-resistant marine build. Genuinely better panel, 6x the price ($4.82/W) Victron BlueSolar 175W monocrystalline x5 (875W)Middle ground with Victron's global dealer network behind the warranty; US retail pricing not loaded	fixed	This is the honest value answer: rigid aluminium-framed panels on a stainless arch see far less flex and salt intrusion than deck-mounted flexibles, and at ~$0.80/W you can afford to carry a fifth panel as a spare for less than the cost of one marine-branded unit.
MPPT controllers — 2 × Victron SmartSolar 100/50	$270 $0all boats$1k	100% certain	P2	NAZ Solar Electric (solar-electric.com) price verified	Two controllers rather than one, so shading on half the array does not drag down the other half — which on a boat, with a boom and a rig, it constantly does. Suggested: 2x Victron SmartSolar MPPT 100/30 charge controller $135.15 each. Note: 100/30 is rated to ~440W at 12V, so 400W per controller is inside spec with headroom. 2 alternatives considered 1x Victron SmartSolar MPPT 150/45Single larger controller, slightly cheaper overall but no redundancy and worse partial-shade behaviour 2x Victron SmartSolar MPPT 100/50Headroom to grow the array later; roughly $80-100 more each	fixed	Your $700 placeholder is about 2.5x what this actually costs — two 100/30s give you redundancy, shade-independent tracking per array half, and VE.Smart networking to the shunt, and Victron parts are stocked in every cruising hub from Papeete to Brisbane.
Electrical installation labour	$2,000 $0all boats$4k	100% certain	P2	Bay Area marine electrical contractor (Alameda / Sausalito / Richmond) price estimated	Marine electrician for the bank, charging, distribution and commissioning, at Bay Area yard rates. Suggested: Marine electrician labour: lithium bank, alternator/regulator, DC-DC, solar array and controllers, distribution and fusing 2 alternatives considered Owner-installed with 8-10h of contracted commissioning — $1,600Viable if you're competent with crimps and heat-shrink; keep the electrician for the Class-T, the alternator and the sign-off Full turnkey by a systems integrator with as-built drawings — $8,500Dearer, but the wiring diagram is worth real money when you're troubleshooting in Tonga	fixed	ESTIMATE. Bay Area ABYC-certified marine electricians bill roughly $145-185/hr in 2026; this scope is realistically 32-40 hours (battery box rework and tie-downs 6-8h, alternator/regulator/DC-DC 8-10h, solar run from arch to controllers 8-10h, distribution/fusing/shunt 6-8h, commissioning and documentation 4h). $160/hr x 35h = $5,600. Your $3,500 placeholder assumes ~22 hours, which is optimistic once cable routing through a 39ft monohull is priced honestly.
Rail, pushpit and stanchion mounts plus tilt brackets for four rigid panels	$550 $0all boats$1k	100% certain	P2	Multiple (Sunware / Scanstrut / Seaview rail mounts, or a local rigger) price estimated	ESTIMATE, and an ADDITION you did not ask for — delete this row if you are handling panel mounting outside the catalogue. With the arch removed the 800W still has to go somewhere: stainless rail clamps and adjustable tilt brackets run roughly $100-160 per panel, and a pair of panels can also go on the coachroof or across the pushpit. This is the cheap answer to the same problem the $6,000 arch was solving, and it keeps the weight low and off the transom where the Monitor lives. 2 alternatives considered Coachroof-mounted flush rigid panelsCheapest of all — brackets and 5200 — but you lose the walkway and the panels cook without airflow underneath Bolt-together aluminium arch kit$2,500-3,500 — the middle path if rail mounts prove too flimsy once you see the panels in place	fixed	ESTIMATE, and an ADDITION you did not ask for — delete this row if you are handling panel mounting outside the catalogue. With the arch removed the 800W still has to go somewhere: stainless rail clamps and adjustable tilt brackets run roughly $100-160 per panel, and a pair of panels can also go on the coachroof or across the pushpit. This is the cheap answer to the same problem the $6,000 arch was solving, and it keeps the weight low and off the transom where the Monitor lives.
	$3,198
LiFePO4 house bank — 2 × Epoch 300Ah	$3,198 $0all boats$6k	100% certain	P2	Current Connected price verified	600Ah nominal against a computed 500Ah need. Heated, Bluetooth BMS, 200A continuous, 11-year warranty, 58lb each. Sized from the load list: 258Ah/day on passage, 1.5 days autonomy at 80% usable. Suggested: Epoch Essentials 12V 300Ah heated LiFePO4 with Bluetooth BMS — 2 units (600Ah) $1,599.00 each. Drop-ships from the manufacturer; ~90lb per battery so freight is significant but usually included at this price point. Confirm freight at checkout. 2 alternatives considered Epoch 12V 300Ah V2 with Victron CAN commsAdds closed-loop Victron comms; Current Connected currently lists it under discontinued products with no price Victron 12.8V 300Ah NG Smart LiFePO4 (2 units)The flagship: full VE.Can integration and global dealer support, roughly 2-3x the price	fixed	Heated cells, Bluetooth BMS with high/low temperature disconnects and external on/off, from a US vendor with real technical support — for a third the price of Victron NG cells, and Epoch's group-31-ish footprint drops into most existing battery boxes.
	$700
Emergency tiller plus a secondary steering method (drogue-steering bridle and sp	$700 $0all boats$2k	100% certain	P1	Boat manufacturer part, or Bay Area stainless fabricator price estimated	ESTIMATE. MANDATORY under WCC 2026, which asks for an emergency tiller AND an alternate steering method. Check first whether the boat came with one and whether it actually fits over the rudder post with the binnacle in place - many do not, and many have never been tried. An OEM tiller is $250-600 if still available; a fabricated stainless one is $600-1,000. Budget a day to fit it and steer the boat with it before you leave. 2 alternatives considered Existing OEM emergency tiller, refurbishedOften free plus a fitting session — check the lazarette before spending anything here Fabricated tiller plus a jury rudder kit$1,500-3,000; the Monitor's E-Rudder conversion ($1,295 from Scanmar) covers the same ground and is already an option on your windvane line	fixed	ESTIMATE. MANDATORY under WCC 2026, which asks for an emergency tiller AND an alternate steering method. Check first whether the boat came with one and whether it actually fits over the rudder post with the binnacle in place - many do not, and many have never been tried. An OEM tiller is $250-600 if still available; a fabricated stainless one is $600-1,000. Budget a day to fit it and steer the boat with it before you leave.
	$12,005
Windvane self-steering	$5,495 $0all boats$10k	100% certain	P1	Scanmar International, Richmond CA price verified	Servo-pendulum or auxiliary-rudder vane gear on the transom. Steers with no electricity at all, which changes the whole power picture on a 20-day passage. Suggested: Monitor Windvane, complete system, wheel-steered, standard fixed mounting Built in Richmond CA — you can drive to the factory, which means a free fitting consultation and no freight. California sales tax applies. Tiller-steered version is $4,795. 2 alternatives considered Used Monitor or Aries Lift-Up windvane — $2,500USED. $2,000-3,500 typical on Cruisers Forum / Craigslist. Monitor parts are all still available new from Scanmar, and Aries spares are still made in Denmark — budget ~$500 for new tubes and bearings and a custom mounting kit Hydrovane VXA2 complete system (drive unit + PA6 rudder + vane + M shaft + double-strut bracket) — $8,155Component prices as of the published list; this is the ~$8,000 you were anchored on. Buys you a fully independent emergency rudder and no lines in the cockpit — the premium option, and the right one only if your transom is cluttered or your rudder is a real worry	fixed	You were right that $8,000 is too high: a complete new Monitor is $5,495 and it's the servo-pendulum gear with the best spares situation in the Pacific, all-316 stainless, every part user-replaceable at sea, and the factory is a 40-minute drive from you. Add the $250 cruising spares kit and the $1,295 E-Rudder emergency conversion and you're still under $7,100 with an emergency rudder included.
Autopilot — Raymarine EV-200 Sail, linear drive	$4,200 $0all boats$8k	100% certain	P2	Defender Marine price verified	EV-1 sensor core, ACU-200 with rotary rudder reference, p70s head, Type 1 short linear 12V drive, cabling. Steers the boat for 20 days at a time; a wheel pilot will not. Suggested: Raymarine Evolution EV-200 Sail Autopilot Pack with Type 1 linear drive and p70s (T70158) Currently unavailable at Defender; notify-me available. Pack includes EV-1 sensor core, p70s head, ACU-200, Type 1 linear drive (650lb peak thrust, rated to 24,000lb) and the SeaTalk ng cable kit. 2 alternatives considered Raymarine EV-200 Sail pack without drive unitOnly if you already have a serviceable Type 1 drive on the boat B&G / Simrad NAC-3 with Type 1 linear driveBetter sailing algorithms and true wind steering, roughly $1,000-1,500 more once you add the display	fixed	Complete below-deck pack with the drive rated well above your 17,000lb, and Raymarine's Evolution line is the one below-deck pilot whose drives and ACUs you can still source in Australia and New Zealand — the alternative is a NKE or B&G system with a much thinner Pacific parts trail.
Autopilot installation	$2,240 $0all boats$5k	100% certain	P2	Bay Area marine electronics installer price estimated	Drive foundation and mounting, rudder reference fitting, wiring, commissioning and sea trial. Suggested: Below-deck autopilot installation: drive mounting/backing, ACU and EV-1 siting, rudder reference, SeaTalk ng integration, sea trial and calibration 2 alternatives considered Owner-installed with a contracted sea-trial calibration — $640The mechanical foundation is the hard part; 4h of professional calibration is the piece worth buying Yard install including a fabricated stainless drive foundation — $3,500If your hull has no suitable structure aft, this is what it actually costs	fixed	ESTIMATE. Bay Area marine electronics install labour runs about $140-175/hr in 2026. Budget 14 hours: fabricating and glassing the drive foundation and tiller-arm fitting is 6-8h on its own, then ACU/EV-1 siting and cabling 4h, and a proper dockside plus sea-trial calibration 2-3h. $160/hr x 14h = $2,240. Add $300-600 if the quadrant needs a machined tiller arm from your steering manufacturer.
Monitor cruising spares kit plus spare airvanes and Dyneema pendulum lines	$250 $0all boats$1k	100% certain	P2	Scanmar International, Richmond CA price verified	The windvane is your priority-1 self-steering and its consumable parts — control lines, bearings, the airvane itself — are the bits that wear out at sea. Scanmar is a 40-minute drive from you now and 7,000 miles away in September. Buy the kit while it is a local errand. Cruising parts kit verified at $250 on Scanmar's published price list. Add the light-air airvane ($215), heavy-air airvane ($125) or the both-vanes kit ($115), and Dyneema pendulum line kits at $60-105, if you want the full set. 2 alternatives considered Cruising kit plus both airvanes and the E-Rudder conversion — $1,660$250 + $115 + $1,295 — the E-Rudder turns the vane into an emergency rudder, which overlaps with your emergency-tiller line and may let you spend less there Spare control lines onlyUnder $100 — the most likely single failure, but it leaves you without bearings or a spare vane	fixed	The windvane is your priority-1 self-steering and its consumable parts — control lines, bearings, the airvane itself — are the bits that wear out at sea. Scanmar is a 40-minute drive from you now and 7,000 miles away in September. Buy the kit while it is a local errand.
Spare autopilot drive unit	$2,060 $0all boats$4k	100% certain	P4	Defender Marine price verified	A second Type 1 linear drive in a locker. The drive is the part that fails, it is the most-used system aboard, and the fallback is hand-steering for a fortnight. Suggested: Raymarine Type 1 Mechanical Linear Drive, 12V (M81130) In stock, free shipping over $99. ~35lb — stow it low and dry, wrapped, and turn the ram occasionally so the seals don't set. 2 alternatives considered Used/refurbished Type 1 linear drive$800-1,300 on eBay or from a Raymarine service dealer; acceptable as a get-home spare, not as the primary Drive rebuild kit (brushes, seals, clutch) instead of a whole spareA few hundred dollars and far less stowage, but useless if the ballscrew is the failure	fixed	Your $1,600 placeholder is about $460 light — the drive is the part that actually fails offshore (motor brushes, ballscrew, clutch), and it's the one autopilot component you cannot improvise or air-freight into a Tuamotus atoll.
	$950
Double lifelines, 1x19 stainless with Sta-Lok or swaged terminals, bow to stern	$950 $0all boats$2k	100% certain	P1	Bay Area rigger, or DIY from Defender / Sailrite price estimated	ESTIMATE, inflated from published 2019 figures. MANDATORY under WCC 2026: double lifelines in stainless or high-modulus polyethylene. A cruiser writeup priced a 35ft run three ways — professional machine swage $663, Sailrite DIY $827, Defender with Sta-Lok $1,048 — so $950 is a fair 2026 number for a 39ft boat. Old coastal boats almost always have tired, plastic-coated wire, which is the worst case: it corrodes invisibly under the coating. 2 alternatives considered Dyneema (Colligo Dux) lifelines~$906 for a 35ft run in 2019. Lighter, no hidden corrosion, kinder to hands - but needs UV-sleeve inspection and periodic re-tensioning Professional machine-swaged stainlessWas the cheapest option in the 2019 comparison at $663 for 35ft — get a quote before assuming DIY saves money	fixed	ESTIMATE, inflated from published 2019 figures. MANDATORY under WCC 2026: double lifelines in stainless or high-modulus polyethylene. A cruiser writeup priced a 35ft run three ways — professional machine swage $663, Sailrite DIY $827, Defender with Sta-Lok $1,048 — so $950 is a fair 2026 number for a 39ft boat. Old coastal boats almost always have tired, plastic-coated wire, which is the worst case: it corrodes invisibly under the coating.
	$5,485
Whale Gusher Titan manual pump on-deck + second manual pump operable below + hig	$740 $0all boats$2k	100% certain	P1	Defender Marine price from a listing	MANDATORY under WCC 2026: one manual pump operable on deck with all hatches shut, one operable below, and a high-capacity pump at 200 L/min minimum. Watch the rating on the electric pump - manufacturers quote open-flow GPH, and a '4000 GPH' pump delivers far less through real hose at real head, so size up to clear 200 L/min honestly. Gusher Titan verified at $158.99-$178.99 depending on mount (on-deck BP4402 / thru-deck BP4410); currently out of stock at Defender. The larger Gusher 30 is discontinued. High-capacity electric pump (~$250) and hose/skin fittings (~$150) estimated. 2 alternatives considered Whale Gusher 10 x2Cheaper and lighter, roughly 15 GPM — adequate below, marginal as the on-deck pump Edson 30 bronze diaphragm pump$700-900 for the pump alone; rebuildable forever, which is the argument for it on a long trip	fixed	MANDATORY under WCC 2026: one manual pump operable on deck with all hatches shut, one operable below, and a high-capacity pump at 200 L/min minimum. Watch the rating on the electric pump - manufacturers quote open-flow GPH, and a '4000 GPH' pump delivers far less through real hose at real head, so size up to clear 200 L/min honestly.
Watermaker — Rainman Portable 12V DC 34L	$4,745 $0all boats$9k	100% certain	P3	Rainman Desalination (direct, Sydney AU) price verified	Portable unit making 26–37 litres/hour at 400W. No through-hull, no installation, stows in a locker. $4,898 list plus $489 freight and roughly 10% tariff. Suggested: Rainman Portable 12VDC Watermaker, 26-34 L/hr, 1x40in membrane, 400W CONFIRMED landed cost to the US: US$4,745 unit + US$421 air freight from Sydney + US$35 customs fee = US$5,201 before state sales tax. Rainman quotes no separate US tariff line on this route. Framed (non-portable) versions cost more to ship, quoted on request. 2 alternatives considered Rainman Portable 12VDC 55L (higher output)Roughly $800-1,200 more and draws proportionally more — only worth it with a bigger solar array or a genset Spectra Ventura 150 Mk2 installed systemEnergy-recovery, far lower Wh/L, but roughly $7,000-9,000 plus a real plumbing installation	fixed	Your $5,900 placeholder is about $700 over the real landed cost. The portable 12V is the right one for this trip: nothing is plumbed into the hull, so there are no new through-hulls to fail, you can service the whole unit on the saloon table, and if you sell the boat in Brisbane the watermaker is Australian-supported and sells easily there.
	$9,078
Anchor chain - 350ft, coastal	$2,270 $0all boats$5k	100% certain	P1	Not sourced price estimated	350ft of 5/16in G4 chain, spliced rode tail	$2k–$3k	MORE chain than the Pacific boat, not less — the one row that proves the coastal set is not a subset. Pacific anchorages are coral shelves in 30-50ft; Desolation Sound and southeast Alaska are 60-100ft with a stern-tie. Scaled from the 300ft line.
Primary anchor — Rocna 25kg/55lb galvanised	$984 $0all boats$2k	100% certain	P1	Fisheries Supply price verified	One size above the maker recommendation for a 39-footer. The anchor is what lets you sleep, and oversizing is the cheapest peace of mind on the boat. Suggested: Rocna Original 25 kg (55 lb), hot-dip galvanised 3 units in stock, ships immediately. 55lb — check your bow roller geometry takes the roll bar before ordering. 2 alternatives considered Rocna Vulcan 25kg (no roll bar)Similar money, fits bow rollers that the roll bar fouls; marginally slower to set in weed Mantus M1 65lb galvanisedUsually a few hundred cheaper and disassembles for stowage — a genuine advantage if you want a spare bower below decks	fixed	Your placeholder was spot on. The 25kg Rocna is one size up from the sizing chart minimum for a 39ft/17,000lb boat, which is exactly what you want for coral sand and unattended overnight holding; RINA Super High Holding Power certified with a lifetime warranty against deformation.
300ft of 5/16in G4 chain, snubber and swivel	$1,947 $0all boats$4k	100% certain	P1	Hamilton Marine price verified	Calibrated G4 galvanised chain matched to the gypsy, depth-marked, with a two-leg nylon snubber and chain hook. Suggested: 300ft ACCO/Peerless G43 (G4) 5/16in hot-dip galvanised ISO windlass chain + 30ft nylon snubber + swivel Chain $5.59/ft x 300ft = $1,677.00, in stock. Snubber (~$120) and swivel (~$150) estimated. 300ft is ~300lb — freight on chain is substantial, check whether pickup or a drum shipment is cheaper. Defender lists the same ACCO G43 5/16in but was out of stock. 2 alternatives considered Five Oceans 5/16in HT G4 galvanised, per footImport chain, typically $1.00-1.50/ft cheaper; verify calibration against your gypsy before committing 300ft 300ft ACCO G43 plus 200ft nylon rode spliced onAdds ~$200 and a lot of scope options for deep Marquesan anchorages	fixed	Anchoring depths drive this. Desolation Sound and southeast Alaska routinely want 60-100ft under the keel plus scope and a stern-tie, which is why the coastal variant carries MORE chain than the Pacific boat, not less.
Stern-tie reel and line	$600 $0all boats$2k	100% certain	P2	Not sourced price estimated	Deck-mounted reel with 300-600ft of floating polypropylene	$400–$900	Standard practice in British Columbia and southeast Alaska, where anchorages are deep and steep-sided and everyone ties back to a tree. Unheard of in the Tuamotus. Inferred from chandlery pricing.
Secondary anchor and rode	$918 $0all boats$2k	100% certain	P2	El Capitan Marine (anchor) + Hamilton Marine (chain) price from a listing	Fortress FX-23 or similar aluminium kedge with 30ft of chain and 200ft of rode, stowed aft for a second anchor or to kedge off. Suggested: Fortress FX-23 (15 lb aluminium) + 30ft 5/16in G4 chain + 200ft 5/8in nylon three-strand rode FX-23 verified at $569.99 (28 in stock, free ground shipping). 30ft of 5/16in G4 at $5.59/ft = $167.70. 200ft of 5/8in nylon rode estimated ~$180. 2 alternatives considered Fortress FX-16 (10 lb)Roughly $200 cheaper and lighter to row out; undersized as a genuine storm second anchor for 17,000lb Mantus M1 35lb galvanised as a stowable second bowerSimilar money, disassembles, and sets in coral sand where a Danforth-pattern can skate	fixed	Rated for 39-45ft boats with a 2,000lb working load at just 15lb, so one person can actually deploy it from the dinghy as a stern or storm hook, and it breaks down flat for locker stowage — which is the only reason a kedge ever gets carried rather than left ashore.
Windlass sized for 5/16in chain	$2,359 $0all boats$5k	100% certain	P2	Defender Marine price from a listing	Vertical windlass with a gypsy matching 5/16in G4, its own breaker, foot switches and a backing plate. Hauling 300ft of chain by hand in a Tuamotu squall is not a plan. Suggested: Lewmar V2 Vertical Windlass Kit, 12V, with 5/16in G4 / 1/2in rope gypsy (V2G kit 002) Defender lists the V2 kit at $2,358.99-$2,651.64 depending on configuration. CRITICAL: specify the 002 gypsy (5/16in G4 chain / 1/2in rope) — the V700 at $869.99 that looks like the bargain here maxes out at 1/4in G4 and will not take your chain. 2 alternatives considered Lewmar V1 Vertical Windlass Kit — $1,815$544 cheaper — but confirm with Lewmar that a 5/16in G4 gypsy exists for the V1 before ordering; most V1 gypsies are 1/4in Lewmar V3 Vertical Windlass Kit — $2,639More pull and a bigger motor for ~$280 more; overkill for 17,000lb but the extra margin is nice with 300ft of chain deployed	fixed	The V2 is the smallest Lewmar that takes a genuine 5/16in G4 gypsy, which is exactly the constraint you flagged; it's also the one whose gypsies, motors and solenoids are stocked across Australia and NZ, so a failed solenoid in Bundaberg is a same-week fix rather than a freight saga.
	$16,469
Medical kit - coastal	$250 $0all boats$1k	100% certain	P1	Not sourced price estimated	Comprehensive first aid, trauma dressings, prescription course; no telemedicine retainer	$180–$400	No sutures, no opioids, no offshore telemedicine subscription, because a hospital is hours away on this route rather than three weeks. Inferred.
Liferaft - coastal, 6 person	$1,800 $0all boats$5k	100% certain	P1	Not sourced price estimated	Valise or canister coastal raft, 24-hour pack, no ballast bags or insulated floor	$1k–$2k	A coastal raft is a genuinely different product, not a cheaper offshore one: shorter pack, lighter canopy, no ballast bags. Adequate when rescue is hours away rather than days. Inferred from retail pricing.
Offshore liferaft, 6 person, valise	$3,479 $0all boats$7k	100% certain	P1	Freeport Marine Supply price verified	VIKING RescYou, ISO 9650-1, Type E offshore pack, insulated double floor, four 60L ballast bags, SOLAS strobe. The thing you step up into when the boat is going down. Suggested: VIKING RescYou 6-Person Liferaft, Valise, Offshore (Type E) Pack Backordered, typically ships 2-4 weeks. Valise is ~85lb — oversize freight, budget $150-250. Add ~$400-600 for a pre-delivery service/repack in the Bay Area before departure. 2 alternatives considered Revere Ocean Safety Standard 6-Person Valise — $1,879Much cheaper, but Defender's listing does not confirm ISO 9650-1 or a >24hr pack — verify before buying for a Pacific crossing Revere Offshore Elite 6-Person Valise — $6,349Lightest in class (54lb) and USCG/SOLAS pack, but nearly double for no meaningful gain on this boat	fixed	ISO 9650-1 certified, ISAF approved, third-party verified with the Type E offshore pack, insulated double floor and four 60L ballast bags — genuinely offshore, at roughly half the price of a Revere Offshore Elite that does the same job for this boat.
EPIRB — ACR GlobalFix V5 Cat 1	$1,055 $0all boats$2k	100% certain	P1	Defender Marine price verified	Float-free Category 1 EPIRB with GPS, AIS and Return Link Service. Mounted on deck in a hydrostatic bracket so it deploys itself if the boat sinks. Suggested: ACR GlobalFix V5 Cat I GPS AIS EPIRB (2851) 2 alternatives considered ACR GlobalFix V5 Cat II (2852), manual releaseRoughly $150-200 cheaper but you have to grab it — not float-free. Price not loaded. Ocean Signal EPIRB3 ProSmaller and lighter with NFC/RLS, but thinner US dealer service network. Price not loaded.	fixed	Cat I float-free hydrostatic release with GPS, AIS and Return Link Service — ACR is US-made with the widest global battery/HRU service network of any EPIRB brand, which matters when the 5-year battery falls due in the South Pacific.
Lifejackets with harness and AIS MOB, per crew	$1,528 $0all boats$3k	100% certain	P1	Defender Marine price verified	Inflatable 170N lifejacket with integral harness, spray hood, light and an AIS man-overboard beacon, for each of two crew. Suggested: 2x Spinlock Deckvest 6D 170N (integral harness, sprayhood, Pylon light) + 2x Ocean Signal rescueME MOB1 AIS/DSC beacon Deckvest 6D $379.00 ea (currently out of stock at Defender); MOB1 $384.95 ea (in stock). Budget ~$60/vest for rearm kits as spares. 2 alternatives considered 2x Spinlock Deckvest VITO 170N + 2x MOB1Cheaper Spinlock, less adjustable harness. Price not loaded. 2x Spinlock Deckvest 6D 275N + 2x MOB1275N buoyancy for heavy foul-weather gear — the dearer option, overkill in the tropics	fixed	The 6D is the offshore-standard vest with sprayhood, Pylon light and Lume-On bladder lights included, and the MOB1 auto-activates on inflation with both AIS and DSC — the DSC alarm on your own VHF is what actually turns the boat around when there are only two of you.
Jacklines, tethers and cockpit hard points	$652 $0all boats$2k	100% certain	P1	West Marine price from a listing	Flat webbing jacklines bow to stern both side decks, two-clip elasticated tethers per crew, and padeyes in the cockpit so you can clip on before coming up. Suggested: 2x West Marine 50' polyester webbing jackline + 2x ORC-spec double safety tether + 4x bolt-through cockpit padeyes Jacklines $99.99 ea (out of stock), ORC double tethers $150.99 ea (out of stock). Padeyes ~$150 for the set, estimated — Wichard or Garhauer bolt-through, backing plates extra. 2 alternatives considered Dyneema jacklines, custom splicedCheaper per foot and near-zero stretch, but slippery underfoot and needs UV-sleeve replacement after a tropical year Wichard ProLine double tethers with overload indicatorBetter hardware and lighter hooks, roughly 30-50% dearer per tether	fixed	Flat webbing lies on deck and won't roll underfoot the way rope jacklines do, and the ORC double tether's 3ft/6ft legs let you stay clipped through a cockpit-to-mast transit — the padeye placement matters more than the hardware brand.
Flares, danbuoy and recovery gear	$1,350 $0all boats$3k	100% certain	P1	Landfall Navigation / Defender Marine price estimated	In-date offshore flare pack, danbuoy with light, horseshoe buoy, floating throw line and a recovery sling — getting an unconscious adult back aboard is the part most crews have never practised. Suggested: ORC/ISAF Cat 0 & 1 SOLAS flare pack + Ocean Safety Jon Buoy inflatable danbuoy & horseshoe + Lifesling2 recovery sling + throw line Jon Buoy verified at $519.00 (white, out of stock at Defender). Flare pack (6 parachute, 4 handheld, 2 smoke), Lifesling2 and throw line are estimated at ~$500/$230/$100 — I could not load a live price for the Landfall ORC flare kit. Flares ship hazmat/ground only. 2 alternatives considered Rigid MOB pole + separate horseshoe + drogueRoughly half the cost, but the pole lives on the pushpit and fouls the windvane Add Odeo LED laser flare as a non-expiring backup~$200-350; no expiry date, useful given flare re-certification is impossible in the islands	fixed	The Jon Buoy packs a full danbuoy and horseshoe into one rail canister that self-inflates with light and whistle, which is the only MOB marker a shorthanded crew will actually deploy in time; the SOLAS parachute flares are the part worth paying for since USCG-only flares are near-useless offshore.
Offshore medical kit and telemedicine	$925 $0all boats$2k	100% certain	P1	West Marine (kit) + telemedicine provider TBD price estimated	Category A offshore kit — prescription antibiotics, sutures, splints, opioid analgesia — plus a year of remote medical support by satellite. Suggested: Marine Series 3000 offshore medical kit + 1 year remote telemedicine retainer Kit verified at $949.99 (out of stock). Telemedicine estimated at ~$800/yr — MedAire and GWU MFA Maritime Medical Access are the two mainstream options; neither publishes a retail price, you have to request a quote. Prescription contents (antibiotics, analgesics) need a physician's script and are not in the base kit price. 2 alternatives considered Adventure Medical Marine 1000Roughly a third of the price, coastal envelope only — not adequate for the Milk Run MedAire Yacht Medical Kit + MedLink membershipThe professional-grade option with prescription meds included; quote-only, typically several thousand dollars	fixed	The Marine 3000 is explicitly built for 'more than 24 hours from professional care', up to 28 days and 14 people, which is the right envelope for a 3,000nm passage; the telemedicine retainer is what makes the kit usable, since the limiting factor offshore is diagnosis, not supplies.
2x Kidde Mariner 110 portable fire extinguisher + mounting brackets + fire blank	$150 $0all boats$1k	100% certain	P1	Defender Marine price from a listing	MANDATORY under WCC 2026 (two extinguishers plus a blanket) and absent from your list. The Mariner 110 is the largest of Kidde's marine line and the blanket is the thing that actually works on a galley fire, which is the fire you are statistically most likely to have. Kidde Mariner 110 verified at $43.99 each (in stock), replacement bracket $9.47. Fire blanket estimated at ~$40. 2 alternatives considered Kidde Mariner 5 x2 — $60$29.99 each — meets the letter of the rule, but small for a 39ft boat with a diesel Add a Fireboy automatic engine-space extinguisher$500-900; not required, but an engine fire offshore with two crew is close to unfightable by hand	fixed	MANDATORY under WCC 2026 (two extinguishers plus a blanket) and absent from your list. The Mariner 110 is the largest of Kidde's marine line and the blanket is the thing that actually works on a galley fire, which is the fire you are statistically most likely to have.
ACR RapidDitch Express abandon-ship bag (2279) plus contents	$250 $0all boats$1k	100% certain	P1	Defender Marine price from a listing	MANDATORY under WCC 2026. The bag itself is trivial; what makes it work is that the EPIRB, the handheld VHF, the PLBs and the inReach you have already budgeted live in or beside it, so grabbing one thing gets all of them. Pack it, weigh it, and make sure one person can carry it up the companionway. Bag verified at $77.99 (in stock), 29.9L, floats 15lb of gear. Contents estimated at ~$170: emergency water pouches, cyalume sticks, signalling mirror, whistle, seasickness tablets, power bank, spare glasses, sun protection. 2 alternatives considered ACR RapidDitch (2278), largerBigger and dearer; worth it only if you plan to carry water jugs in it Dry bag plus DIY contentsUnder $100 all in — perfectly adequate if it floats and you can find it in the dark	fixed	MANDATORY under WCC 2026. The bag itself is trivial; what makes it work is that the EPIRB, the handheld VHF, the PLBs and the inReach you have already budgeted live in or beside it, so grabbing one thing gets all of them. Pack it, weigh it, and make sure one person can carry it up the companionway.
Soft through-hull plugs for every skin fitting, two buckets with lanyards, under	$190 $0all boats$1k	100% certain	P1	Multiple (Defender, Hamilton Marine) price estimated	ESTIMATE. MANDATORY under WCC 2026 for the plugs and the buckets. A tapered softwood plug tied to each skin fitting costs about $30 for the set and is the single highest-value safety item per dollar on this entire list. The buckets are a bailing method that never fails and never needs power. 2 alternatives considered TruPlug expanding foam plugs~$25 each; conform to irregular holes far better than tapered wood, worth carrying two alongside the wooden set Add a proper collision mat and shoring timber$150-300 more; over-specified for a 39ft cruiser but the honest answer to a hull breach	fixed	ESTIMATE. MANDATORY under WCC 2026 for the plugs and the buckets. A tapered softwood plug tied to each skin fitting costs about $30 for the set and is the single highest-value safety item per dollar on this entire list. The buckets are a bailing method that never fails and never needs power.
Emergency boarding ladder, deployable by a person already in the water	$400 $0all boats$1k	100% certain	P1	Defender Marine price estimated	ESTIMATE. Missing from the original list and from most boats. Two-handed, the realistic MOB scenario is that the person in the water gets back to the boat and then cannot get aboard — a swim ladder that only deploys from on deck is useless to them, and a Lifesling hoist needs the person on deck to be strong enough to winch a soaked adult. This closes the last metre of the recovery. ESTIMATE — the Wichard SP992 product page 404'd at time of checking. Ocean Safety and Plastimo both make equivalents in the $250-500 band. The critical spec is that the release pull is reachable from the water, not from the deck. 2 alternatives considered Ocean Safety MOB recovery ladderSimilar money; check the deployment lanyard actually hangs below the waterline when stowed Rope-and-batten emergency ladder in a deck bagUnder $150 — cheaper and stows anywhere, but far harder to climb in a seaway than a rigid-step ladder	fixed	ESTIMATE. Missing from the original list and from most boats. Two-handed, the realistic MOB scenario is that the person in the water gets back to the boat and then cannot get aboard — a swim ladder that only deploys from on deck is useless to them, and a Lifesling hoist needs the person on deck to be strong enough to winch a soaked adult. This closes the last metre of the recovery.
Personal locator beacons, two	$1,190 $0all boats$3k	100% certain	P2	Lambda Marine price verified	One PLB per watchkeeper, worn on the lifejacket. The EPIRB stays with the boat; this is what goes over the side with you. Suggested: Ocean Signal rescueME PLB3 (AIS + 406MHz + RLS) — two units $595.00 each on sale (list $700), 2 units. Ships in 24-72 hours. 2 alternatives considered ACR ResQLink View (2 units)Roughly half the price for the pair, 406MHz + GPS only, no AIS — sensible if the lifejackets already carry MOB1 AIS beacons Ocean Signal rescueME PLB1 (2 units)Previous generation, smaller, no AIS/RLS. Price not loaded.	fixed	The only PLB that carries both 406MHz satellite alerting and local AIS, so one device covers both 'the ship finds me' and 'the rescue coordination centre finds me' — worth the premium over an AIS-less PLB when you are two-handed and the boat is the nearest asset.
Jordan series drogue with attachment points	$2,400 $0all boats$5k	100% certain	P2	Ace Sailmakers (Dave Pelissier), East Lyme CT price estimated	Drogue sized to displacement, plus the transom chainplates to take it. Your storm tactic for running off in survival conditions. Suggested: Jordan Series Drogue, ~110 cones on ~185ft line with 75ft leader, plus bridle PRICE NOT VERIFIED — Ace publishes no price list; you must email AceSailMakers@yahoo.com or call (860) 739-5999 for a quote. $2,400 is my estimate for the drogue and bridle. Stern chainplates are a separate fabrication job, budget $600-1,200 for a Bay Area yard including backing plates. 2 alternatives considered Oceanbrake series drogue (UK)Comparable build, Dyneema options; shipping and any tariff from the UK to add Sailrite / DIY series drogue kitRoughly half the cost if you sew 110 cones yourself — a genuine winter project, not a shortcut	fixed	Ace is the builder Don Jordan himself worked with and the reference build for the design; at 17,000lb you interpolate between the published 15,000lb (107 cones / 254ft total) and 20,000lb (116 cones / 269ft) specs — the chainplates, not the drogue, are where the money and the engineering actually go.
Foghorn, 25m heaving line, 2x 400-lumen waterproof torch, safety knife per crew,	$290 $0all boats$1k	100% certain	P2	Multiple (Defender, West Marine) price estimated	ESTIMATE. All MANDATORY under WCC 2026 and all individually trivial, which is exactly why they get left off spreadsheets. Rough split: foghorn $30, heaving line $45, two torches $120, two knives $70, laminated location chart $25 (or make it yourself). The chart is the one people skip and the one a rescuer or a guest crew actually needs. 2 alternatives considered Rechargeable dive-grade torches instead of 400-lumen$80-150 each; genuinely better for a night MOB search and they charge off 12V Buy the whole set locally at West MarineSimilar money, no shipping, and you can hold the knives before choosing	fixed	ESTIMATE. All MANDATORY under WCC 2026 and all individually trivial, which is exactly why they get left off spreadsheets. Rough split: foghorn $30, heaving line $45, two torches $120, two knives $70, laminated location chart $25 (or make it yourself). The chart is the one people skip and the one a rescuer or a guest crew actually needs.
Spare Spinlock Deckvest 6D 170N plus rearm kits and spare gas cylinders for all	$560 $0all boats$2k	100% certain	P2	Defender Marine price from a listing	MANDATORY under WCC 2026: a spare lifejacket, plus rearm kits and gas bottles carried aboard. An inflated vest is a used vest, and there is nowhere between San Francisco and the Marquesas to buy a 33g cylinder. The spare vest also means a guest crew or a delivery skipper is covered without borrowing yours. Spare Deckvest 6D $379.00 (out of stock at Defender). Three rearm kits estimated at ~$60 each. 2 alternatives considered Rearm kits only, no spare vest — $180$180 — meets the rearm requirement but not the spare-lifejacket one Spare vest plus a full service kit and cylinder setAdd ~$120; Spinlock vests want an annual service and you will be doing it yourself out there	fixed	MANDATORY under WCC 2026: a spare lifejacket, plus rearm kits and gas bottles carried aboard. An inflated vest is a used vest, and there is nowhere between San Francisco and the Marquesas to buy a 33g cylinder. The spare vest also means a guest crew or a delivery skipper is covered without borrowing yours.
	$10,211
VHF, fixed and handheld	$583 $0all boats$2k	100% certain	P1	Defender Marine price verified	Fixed DSC set with a masthead antenna and a waterproof floating handheld as backup and for the dinghy. Suggested: Standard Horizon Explorer GX1800G fixed DSC VHF w/ GPS + Shakespeare 5215 masthead antenna + Standard Horizon HX210 floating handheld GX1800G $399.99 (out of stock at Defender), Shakespeare 5215 $67.99 (in stock), HX210 $114.99 (in stock). Add ~$70-100 for RG-8X coax and connectors for the masthead run. Note the older GX1400/GX1400G are now discontinued. 2 alternatives considered Standard Horizon HX40 handheld instead of HX210 — $155Ultra-compact 6W with FM band, but it only floats with the optional SHC-29 case Standard Horizon GX2400 Matrix with integrated AIS receiver and hailerRoughly $200-300 more; redundant here since the em-trak already provides AIS	fixed	Internal GPS means DSC distress works even if the NMEA backbone is dead, the 5215 is the standard 3ft masthead whip that survives being whipped by halyards, and the HX210 genuinely floats and strobes rather than needing a flotation case like the cheaper HX40.
Davis Standard Echomaster octahedral radar reflector	$130 $0all boats$1k	100% certain	P1	Landfall Navigation price from a listing	MANDATORY under WCC 2026 (300mm octahedral minimum, or 10 square metres RCS equivalent) and not on your original list, while the optional radar was. Hoisted in the rigging it costs nothing to run and works when the boat has no power at all, which is exactly the situation in which you most want a ship to see you. VERIFY THE MODEL. Davis makes two Echomasters and only one is the octahedral. Defender's 'Emergency Echomaster' (part 152, $130.99) is a circular-plate design that does NOT meet the 300mm octahedral spec. Confirm with the vendor that you are getting the ORC/ISO-compliant standard version before ordering. 2 alternatives considered Echomax EM230 inflatable or Tri-Lens$300-600, materially better RCS and no rigging chafe; the upgrade worth making if you sail without radar Active radar target enhancer (Echomax Active-XS)$700-900 and needs power — better performance but it is no longer the passive backup the rule is asking for	fixed	MANDATORY under WCC 2026 (300mm octahedral minimum, or 10 square metres RCS equivalent) and not on your original list, while the optional radar was. Hoisted in the rigging it costs nothing to run and works when the boat has no power at all, which is exactly the situation in which you most want a ship to see you.
Chartplotter — Garmin GPSMAP 943xsv	$1,500 $0all boats$3k	100% certain	P2	Defender Marine price verified	9in multifunction display at the helm with preloaded charts, sonar and NMEA2000. The primary navigation screen. Suggested: Garmin GPSMAP 923, 9in non-sonar chartplotter with worldwide basemap (010-02366-00) In stock, 2-3 day processing. Ships with an NMEA 2000 T-connector and 2m drop cable. 2 alternatives considered Raymarine Axiom+ 9Similar money, and the obvious choice if you go Raymarine for the autopilot and radar — one ecosystem, one set of spares Garmin GPSMAP 923xsv (with sonar)Adds sonar you don't need for this trip; roughly $400-600 more	fixed	Your $1,076 placeholder is about $420 short of the current 9in price. The 923 is the value size in Garmin's IPS lineup, has one NMEA 2000 port and worldwide basemap out of the box, and Garmin's chart coverage and dealer presence in Australia and the islands is the strongest of any brand.
NMEA2000 backbone and installation	$1,150 $0all boats$3k	100% certain	P2	Defender Marine (parts) + Bay Area installer (labour) price estimated	Backbone, drops, terminators and power tap, plus fitting the displays and running cable to the masthead. Suggested: Raymarine SeaTalk ng Starter Kit (T70134) plus additional backbone cable, spurs, T-pieces and installation Starter kit verified at $130.99 (in stock: powered 5-way, two terminators, 3m spur, power cable). Additional backbone/spur cable and T-pieces estimated at ~$220. Labour estimated at 5 hours x $160/hr = $800. 2 alternatives considered Generic NMEA 2000 (DeviceNet) backbone kitCheaper and more universally available connectors; needs SeaTalk ng adapter cables at the Raymarine end Maretron field-attachable NMEA 2000 connectorsDearer, but you can make up custom-length cables aboard — a real advantage mid-ocean	fixed	ESTIMATE on the cabling and labour. The starter kit is the right foundation because it's a genuine NMEA 2000 backbone under a Raymarine connector, so the Garmin plotter, em-trak AIS and Raymarine pilot all talk without adapters; buy spare T-pieces and a spare terminator now — they're trivially cheap here and unobtainable in the islands.
AIS transponder — em-trak B954 or Vesper Cortex	$1,305 $0all boats$3k	100% certain	P2	Defender Marine price verified	Class B+ SOTDMA at 5W with its own GPS and an integrated VHF splitter. 5W against Class B 2W is the difference between a ship seeing you at 8 miles and at 3. Suggested: em-trak B954 Class B 5W SOTDMA AIS transceiver with WiFi, Bluetooth and integrated VHF splitter (430-0015) In stock, free shipping. Includes mounting hardware and 2m power/data cable. 2 alternatives considered em-trak B953 (5W SOTDMA with splitter, no WiFi/Bluetooth)Roughly $150-250 cheaper; you lose the tablet backup display Vesper Cortex V1AIS, VHF handset and remote monitoring in one — the premium option at roughly double, with excellent Australia/NZ support since Vesper is a Kiwi brand	fixed	Almost exactly your placeholder, and it's the right unit: 5W SOTDMA gets you seen by ships at the range that actually matters at night, the built-in splitter means one masthead antenna instead of a second whip, and WiFi feeds an iPad as a backup display if the plotter dies.
Iridium GO! or InReach	$400 $0all boats$1k	100% certain	P2	Defender Marine price from a listing	Global satellite messaging and GRIB weather for the stretches where Starlink has no maritime coverage — which mid-Pacific is exactly where you are. Suggested: Garmin inReach Mini 2 Marine Bundle (010-02602-30) Defender's listing marks this bundle as discontinued — check the standalone inReach Mini 2 or the newer Messenger Plus if the bundle can't be sourced. Bundle includes marine mount, 12V power cable, flotation lanyard and spine adapter. Hardware only; Iridium airtime is a separate subscription. 2 alternatives considered Garmin inReach Mini 2 (device only)Roughly $100 less without the marine mount and 12V cable Iridium GO! execRoughly $1,300-1,800 hardware plus much dearer airtime; buys you real voice and usable data — the premium option if you want weather routing without Starlink	fixed	Iridium is the only truly pole-to-pole network, and the inReach gives you two-way texting, SOS and GRIB-capable weather for a fraction of an Iridium GO's hardware and airtime cost — as a Starlink backup you want cheap, low-power and independent, not fast.
Emergency VHF antenna with adapter and coax, stowed with the grab bag	$110 $0all boats$1k	100% certain	P2	Defender Marine / Shakespeare price estimated	ESTIMATE. MANDATORY under WCC 2026 as the backup to the masthead antenna. The failure it covers is a dismasting, which takes your masthead whip, your AIS antenna and your radar with it in one motion — a $110 spare antenna is the difference between a working DSC distress call and none. 2 alternatives considered Emergency antenna plus a spare length of RG-8XAdd ~$50 — worth it, since a dismasting usually takes the coax as well as the antenna Rely on the floating handheld VHF alone$0 extra, but a 6W handheld at deck level has a fraction of the range and no DSC position report	fixed	ESTIMATE. MANDATORY under WCC 2026 as the backup to the masthead antenna. The failure it covers is a dismasting, which takes your masthead whip, your AIS antenna and your radar with it in one motion — a $110 spare antenna is the difference between a working DSC distress call and none.
Paper passage charts for the route, pilot books and cruising guides, plus a back	$225 $0all boats$1k	100% certain	P2	Landfall Navigation / Bluewater Books price estimated	ESTIMATE. MANDATORY under WCC 2026: navigational charts plus a secondary navigation method. Rough split: 15-20 small-scale passage and landfall charts at $25-30 each (~$500), pilots and guides — Cornell's Ocean Atlas, Charlie's Charts, the Soggy Paws compendiums (~$200), backup handheld GPS (~$150). Buy the charts before you leave; French Polynesia is a poor place to shop for paper. 2 alternatives considered Print-on-demand and NGA/NOAA free downloads$150-300 if you print your own — legal, common, and a lot of work Add a second tablet running OpenCPN with offline charts~$300; excellent redundancy but it is still an electronic method, so it does not replace the paper	fixed	ESTIMATE. MANDATORY under WCC 2026: navigational charts plus a secondary navigation method. Rough split: 15-20 small-scale passage and landfall charts at $25-30 each (~$500), pilots and guides — Cornell's Ocean Atlas, Charlie's Charts, the Soggy Paws compendiums (~$200), backup handheld GPS (~$150). Buy the charts before you leave; French Polynesia is a poor place to shop for paper.
US ensign, Q flag, courtesy flags for the route, and a ship's papers folder	$150 $0all boats$1k	100% certain	P2	Defender Marine / Sea-Dog price estimated	ESTIMATE. Trivial money and it is the thing that stops you clearing in. You need a Q flag flying on arrival and a courtesy flag for each of French Polynesia, the Cook Islands, Niue, Tonga, Fiji and Australia, plus a waterproof folder holding documentation, insurance, crew list, radio licence and vaccination records. Buy the flags in the US; they cost triple in the islands and are often unobtainable. 2 alternatives considered Q flag and ensign only, buy courtesy flags en route — $50$50 — works if you are relaxed about arriving without the right flag, which some officials are not Add a yacht agent pre-arrival package for French Polynesia$300-400 for bond exemption and clearance — not a flag, but the same category of thing that stops the trip at a dock	fixed	ESTIMATE. Trivial money and it is the thing that stops you clearing in. You need a Q flag flying on arrival and a courtesy flag for each of French Polynesia, the Cook Islands, Niue, Tonga, Fiji and Australia, plus a waterproof folder holding documentation, insurance, crew list, radio licence and vaccination records. Buy the flags in the US; they cost triple in the islands and are often unobtainable.
Wind, speed and depth instruments	$2,044 $0all boats$4k	100% certain	P3	Defender Marine price verified	Masthead wind unit, speed and depth transducers, mast cabling and two displays. Feeds the autopilot as well as the crew — apparent wind is what lets it steer to a windshift. Suggested: Raymarine i70 Sail Pack (T70586: masthead wind txd, ST900/P120 speed/temp, D800 depth, iTC-5, one i70s display) + second i70s display (E70327) Sail pack $1,478.99, second i70s display $564.99 (in stock). Masthead wind cable is included in the pack; budget a mast-climb or an unstepped mast for the wind transducer run. 2 alternatives considered Raymarine i70s System Pack (T70216)Different transducer mix; check whether it includes the masthead unit before substituting Raymarine i70s Wireless Wind Package (T70347)No masthead cable to run — attractive if the mast stays stepped, but it's a battery in the masthead 3,000nm from a chandler	fixed	The sail pack bundles the analogue transducers with the iTC-5 converter so everything lands on the SeaTalk ng/NMEA 2000 backbone as one system, and a second i70s at the nav station means you're not craning into the cockpit to read wind angle on a night watch.
Radar — solid-state radome	$2,585 $0all boats$5k	100% certain	P3	Defender Marine price verified	Radome on the arch, integrated with the plotter. Earns its keep dodging squalls in the ITCZ and making landfall at night, rather than for collision avoidance which AIS mostly covers. Suggested: Raymarine Quantum 2 Q24D Doppler CHIRP solid-state radome $2,584.99 - $2,859.99 depending on cable configuration; the lower figure is the base radome. 21.3in dome, 17W transmit / 7W standby. 2 alternatives considered Garmin GMR Fantom 18x solid-state radomeThe equivalent choice if you go Garmin for the plotter; similar money and similar MotionScope Doppler Raymarine Quantum Q24C (non-Doppler)Several hundred cheaper, still solid-state; you lose the Doppler target colouring that makes squall dodging easy	fixed	Fog from Cape Mendocino to Sitka is the normal summer condition, not an exception, so radar earns its place coastally at least as much as it does dodging squalls in the ITCZ.
Starlink Mini with marine mount	$429 $0all boats$1k	100% certain	P4	Starlink (direct) price from a listing	Dish, 12V supply and a mount. Draws 15–20W, about 25Ah/day at 16 hours — far less than expected, and less than the fridge. Suggested: Starlink Mini kit + marine/rail mount + 12V DC supply Hardware $249 (from aggregator reporting, not loaded off Starlink's own price block — verify at checkout). Marine/rail mount ~$120 and a 12V-to-Mini DC cable ~$60 are estimated. Service is the real cost: budget a Roam or maritime plan monthly, and check ocean coverage on the Milk Run route before you commit. 2 alternatives considered Starlink Standard dishBetter link margin but 50-75W and a big flat panel to mount — poor fit for an arch already carrying 800W of solar Starlink Mini + purpose-built marine gimbal mount$300-500 for the mount alone; largely unnecessary since the Mini's beam tolerates a monohull's motion well	fixed	The Mini draws 20-40W and runs straight off 12V without an inverter, which is the whole reason it beats a Standard dish on a sailboat; at $249 hardware it's cheap enough to carry as a convenience rather than a life-safety item — which is exactly the right way to treat it offshore.
Davis Mark 25 Micrometer Master Sextant plus Nautical Almanac and sight reductio	$629 $0all boats$2k	100% certain	P4	Defender Marine price verified	RECOMMENDED rather than mandatory under WCC 2026. The Mark 25 reads to 0.2 minutes of arc with a proper micrometer drum and LED illumination — the only Davis worth having, and a fraction of a metal sextant. Learn it before you go; a sextant you have never used is ballast. Sextant verified at $558.99 (in stock, ships same day). Almanac and sight reduction tables (Pub. 249 or 229) estimated at ~$70; the almanac is year-specific, so buy the 2028 edition closer to departure. 2 alternatives considered Davis Mark 15$200-250 — same frame, no micrometer illumination or Beam Converger. Fine for learning Used Plath, Tamaya or Astra IIIB metal sextantUSED. $600-1,200 — heavier, far nicer to use, and it holds its value. The dearer option that is arguably also the better buy	fixed	RECOMMENDED rather than mandatory under WCC 2026. The Mark 25 reads to 0.2 minutes of arc with a proper micrometer drum and LED illumination — the only Davis worth having, and a fraction of a metal sextant. Learn it before you go; a sextant you have never used is ballast.
	$4,900
Full cockpit enclosure	$4,500 $0all boats$13k	100% certain	P2	Not sourced price estimated	Dodger, bimini and connecting side and aft panels in Sunbrella with strataglass	$3k–$7k	The coastal counterpart of the foredeck awning and far dearer. Cold, wet and long hours on the wheel from Oregon north; this is what makes the watch bearable. Inferred from typical canvas shop rates, not quoted.
Simple Sunbrella or shade-cloth awning for use at anchor, with lashing points	$400 $0all boats$1k	100% certain	P2	Bay Area canvas shop, or a ready-made sun sail price estimated	ESTIMATE, and the one piece of the cancelled canvas package worth keeping as a line. A year in the tropics without shade at anchor is genuinely debilitating — cabin temperatures, sleep quality and how long you can bear to stay aboard all turn on it. This is the $400 version of the $8,500 package: a boom-supported awning or a shade sail lashed between the mast and the forestay, not a fitted bimini. 2 alternatives considered Ready-made shade sail plus lashings — $180~$180 — works, looks agricultural, and will not last the year in tropical UV Full bimini, dodger and side shades from a canvas shop — $8,500The package removed in rev. 2. Get it quoted on the boat if you decide shade matters more than the budget	fixed	ESTIMATE, and the one piece of the cancelled canvas package worth keeping as a line. A year in the tropics without shade at anchor is genuinely debilitating — cabin temperatures, sleep quality and how long you can bear to stay aboard all turn on it. This is the $400 version of the $8,500 package: a boom-supported awning or a shade sail lashed between the mast and the forestay, not a fitted bimini.
	$6,150
Dinghy — 3.1m hypalon RIB	$3,600 $0all boats$7k	100% certain	P2	Defender Marine price verified	Aluminium-hulled hypalon RIB. Hypalon, not PVC: PVC does not survive a year of tropical UV. This is the family car for a year. Suggested: Highfield Classic CL-310 aluminium-hull RIB, 10ft 2in (3.1m), ORCA Hypalon tubes Defender lists $5,199-$8,626 across configurations; out of stock at time of checking. IMPORTANT: white/light-grey tubes are ORCA Hypalon, dark grey/black are welded PVC — you must pick a light tube colour to get Hypalon. Boat freight is significant, $400-800 depending on destination; Bay Area pickup from a Highfield dealer is usually cheaper. 2 alternatives considered Used Highfield / AB aluminium-hull Hypalon RIB, 2-4 years old — $3,000USED. $2,500-3,800 typical in the Bay Area; check tube seams and transom bond carefully, and confirm Hypalon not PVC. Genuinely sensible here AB Lammina 10 AL with HypalonComparable build quality, often $500-1,500 more; heavier layup and a better dealer network in the Caribbean than the Pacific	fixed	Aluminium hull with ORCA Hypalon is the combination that survives a year of UV and coral beaching, and it's ~30lb lighter than a fibreglass RIB of the same size, which is what makes foredeck stowage and halyard hoisting realistic shorthanded. Your $4,200 placeholder buys a PVC boat, which will not last the trip.
Outboard — 9.9–15hp four-stroke	$1,300 $0all boats$3k	100% certain	P2	Defender Marine price verified	Enough to get the RIB on the plane loaded, which matters when the anchorage is a mile across and the trades are blowing 25. Suggested: Tohatsu MFS9.9 four-stroke EFI tiller outboard, 15in shaft Defender lists $2,512-$3,273 across shaft lengths (15in/20in/25in); out of stock at time of checking. Includes a 12L external tank, fittings and fuel line. 5-year warranty. 2 alternatives considered Used Yamaha F9.9 or Tohatsu MFS9.9, 3-6 years old — $1,900USED. $1,500-2,400 typical; get a compression test and check the lower unit oil for water. A sound used 9.9 is a very defensible buy here Tohatsu MFS15 (15hp)Roughly $600-900 more and ~15lb heavier; only worth it if you plan long planing runs with four aboard	fixed	94.7lb makes it one of the lightest 9.9s made, which matters every time you hang it on the pushpit rail; battery-less EFI means no carburettor to gum up on stale island fuel, and Tohatsu builds the Mercury and Nissan small four-strokes too, so parts turn up under three brand names across the Pacific.
Dinghy stowage — foredeck chocks and lifting tackle	$900 $0all boats$2k	100% certain	P2	Bay Area rigger / Garhauer tackle price estimated	Chocks and a halyard lifting arrangement for passages. Suggested: Custom foredeck chocks + 4:1 halyard lifting tackle + tie-down straps and padeyes 2 alternatives considered Inflatable chocks / fender-style cradle$150-250, no drilling, but far less secure for a 3,000nm passage Weaver-style davit system on the transom$800-1,500; conflicts with the windvane and the arch on a 39ft transom	fixed	ESTIMATE, no single product page. Budget roughly: Garhauer 4:1 lifting tackle with becket and cam ~$300, custom starboard or teak chocks shaped to the hull ~$350-450 (or ~$150 in materials if you make them), padeyes, backing plates and ratchet straps ~$150. The chocks are the part worth doing properly — a RIB that shifts in a seaway will destroy a foredeck.
2x mask, fins and snorkel, dive knife, weight belt and a float line	$280 $0all boats$1k	100% certain	P2	Local dive shop or West Marine price estimated	ESTIMATE. Missing from the original list and treated as recreation when it is actually ship's equipment. In the Pacific you will need to go over the side to clear a fouled prop, check that the anchor is set in coral rather than draped over it, and inspect the rudder and through-hulls after a grounding. Getting a line off the prop with a mask on takes ten minutes; without one it can take the boat. 2 alternatives considered Add a hookah or a small dive compressor$1,200-2,500 — genuinely useful for a year in coral, and it sells well in Australia. A priority-4 upgrade, not a need One set plus a dive knife — $140$140 — halves the cost, but nobody should be over the side alone offshore	fixed	ESTIMATE. Missing from the original list and treated as recreation when it is actually ship's equipment. In the Pacific you will need to go over the side to clear a fouled prop, check that the anchor is set in coral rather than draped over it, and inspect the rudder and through-hulls after a grounding. Getting a line off the prop with a mask on takes ten minutes; without one it can take the boat.
Crab and prawn gear	$350 $0all boats$2k	100% certain	P4	Not sourced price estimated	Two traps, line, floats and a puller	$200–$600	Optional, and here so the coastal list is recognisably a coastal list rather than the offshore one with items deleted. Inferred.
	$3,850
Diesel cabin heater	$3,500 $0all boats$9k	100% certain	P1	Not sourced price estimated	Webasto Air Top 2000 or Dickinson bulkhead heater, ducted, with tank pickup and flue	$3k–$5k	Non-negotiable north of Cape Mendocino and the single biggest difference between a boat that can go north and one that turns back. No offshore analogue: nobody heats a cabin in the trades. Inferred from typical Bay Area install quotes; needs a real one.
Lee cloths for two sea berths, with through-bolted padeyes and backing plates	$350 $0all boats$1k	100% certain	P2	Bay Area canvas shop or DIY price estimated	ESTIMATE. Missing from the original list and cheap enough that leaving it off is inexplicable — with two of you standing watches for three weeks, the ability to sleep hard on a heeled boat is a safety system, not a comfort. Sleep-deprived crew make the decisions that sink boats. Acrylic canvas, webbing straps to eyebolts in the deckhead, and padeyes bolted through the berth flat, not screwed. 2 alternatives considered DIY from Sailrite kit and materials — $150~$150 in canvas, webbing and hardware if you or a friend can sew Add a proper pilot berth or convert a settee$800-2,000 of joinery — better sea berth, but a refit job rather than a catalogue item	fixed	ESTIMATE. Missing from the original list and cheap enough that leaving it off is inexplicable — with two of you standing watches for three weeks, the ability to sleep hard on a heeled boat is a safety system, not a comfort. Sleep-deprived crew make the decisions that sink boats. Acrylic canvas, webbing straps to eyebolts in the deckhead, and padeyes bolted through the berth flat, not screwed.

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