Yeah, I wondered about the termination connector.
How far away from the mast does the antenna have to be? Could you put it close to the mast (just forward) and maybe put a guide around it to keep the genoa or jib off it?
Prolly not more than $8 or $10k, eh?
Like cup holders?
Who needs diapers and other noise on a sailboat?
Welll, clams for running lines through the top of the cabin are available all over the place. Being on the roof, it is as far from the water as possible, and clams are rainproof, wot? ;)
The older I get, the less I listen to music. I prefer the silence (or my tinnitus) to noise any day. I got out some records the other week and realized it had been about a year since I listened to any. Once I broke the TV habit, music was next. I do listen to music in the truck, though. But on long trips, I often go hours without. Earplugs in and pedal to the metal. YeeeeeHaw!
You can get a nice portable 120w solar setup w/ controller for $235. Well, plus battery and wiring. Speaking of batteries, I'd been wondering how long it had been since I replaced my Tundra battery. I don't remember doing it in the past 4 years, so I figured it was getting time. Well, upon opening the hood, I found that it was the original 2007 battery in there. I grabbed a new one (84mo Premium) for $69 and decided to add the old one to the solar setup I have for the rest of its lifetime. The core ding is only $12, and if it doesn't last, I can always return it for the core charge. That's one good battery!
My time for that is fast approaching. Best of luck wi dat. I understand that finding a good person to reline them is the key to a happy life after dentures. (I don't doubt that we'll do that fitting and relining ourselves in the near future. Do you?)