A lot of this depends on your budget, how long you plan to keep the boat and your preferences, but my general ideas are below.
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I'm in the process of buying a 1990 27' Hunter and I'm going to need to buy a good amount of gear to outfit her the way I want. Below is a list of the things that I plan to purchase and install, I'd like reccomendations on what brands / models / features people prefer any why.
-Roller furling and new jib (has a traditional jib now, and I don't think that will work with a roller furling)
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[Mid]The existing sail can be modified if you determine its cost effective to do so. Get a quote from your sailmaker and compare with the cost of an off the shelf sail from FX or Sail Warehouse. For the furler Schaeffer, Harken, Proful and Furlex all got good reviews in Practical Sailors survey of professional riggers. Personally, I'd go with Harken.
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-Install head, holding tank and Y valve (has porta john now, Female passengers do not enjoy using them, and neither do I, espicially dumping them)
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[Mid]Can't help here, but I bet it will be a majorly expensive proposition and a huge hassle to install. I personally would not have bought a boat with no head if a head were a must have.
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-Install sprayer for rinse shower in bathroom
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[Mid]This one should be fairly straight forward and doable, however, I find I don't use the one on my 36' boat with similar use.
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-Install sprayer w/ some type of pump (electric or manual) for fresh water rinse of Dive gear somewhere in stern section
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[Mid]Jabsco makes a deck washdown kit that might work for this purpose. The only issue will be tapping into your fresh water system.
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-Chart GPS with external antenna
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[Mid]Garmin.
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-Backup GPS (handheld probably)
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[Mid]Ebay-Garmin
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-AM/FM Radio + indoor and outdoor speakers
-deck lights on the mast
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[Mid]Another seemingly low cost addition that will be expensive and/or a major hassle. You most likely need to pull the mast to run the wiring which makes installing the inexpensive fixture a major task.
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-dodger and awning
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[Mid]Local canvas shop. Think around $2-2.5k.
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-solar charger for the batteries (there will be 3 deep cycle batteries)
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[Mid]These are bulky and expensive for a boat that size.
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-new batteries
-main battery selector switch
-additinal electricial wireing (see lines above and below this one)
-perminantly installed 110v power inverter for light duty electricial devices
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[Mid]You're asking a lot for a 27' boat. How many amps do you think you're gonna get out of your battery bank? Better to start thinking about what you can do without while away from the dock. My laptop running SeaClear is the only AC device I run on an inverter and then as sparingly as possible.
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-mounts for 4-6 SCUBA tanks once I determine where they will fit without being too badly in the way
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[Mid]You can probably have something fabricated our of stainless tubing like that used for the bimini. Discuss with your canvas shop to see if they can bend somthing up. Again, 6 scuba tanks on a 27' boat is going to be extremely bulky.