As we were preparing to go cruising, we looked at nearly every kind of marine equipment and new / upgraded systems for Vida Dulce. We didn't purchase most of them (not in our budget and/or not the right time). Below is the list of items we did add as we took her out of charter service. I'm sure Jerry will do a blog series with his research yet feel free to ask questions.

Electronics & Safety
Raymarine E-120 Chart Plotter w/ Navaionics Marine Charts (Platinum+)
Raymarine RD418HD Digital Radar
Raymarine Automatic Identification System AIS500 Transceiver
ICOM M802 SSB Radio w/ Pactor modem
ICOM IC-92AD HF Handhelds (2)
Iridium Satellite Phone
BadBoy Xtreme WiFi Booster
ACR Global Fix EPIRB
ACR GPS PLB (2)

Ground Tackle
Rocna 25 (25 kilos) with 210' 1/2" chain 50' 3 strand nylon rode
Delta 55lb with 35' 1/2" chain & 250' 3 strand nylon rode
Fortress 23lb with 30' 3/8" chain & 180' 3 strand nylon rode

Power Generation
Lifeline AGM 210 ampere-hour Batteries (5)
Kryocera 135 solar panels (4)
Blue Sky Energy Charge Controller
Xantrex Freedom SW 3000 Inverter / Charger

Fuel Polisher
Filter Boss (2)

Sails
Doyle Spinnaker

Celestial Navigation
Astra IIIB Sextent

Comfort
Spectra Catalina 300 Watermaker
NewAir AI-100 Portable Ice Maker
Splendide WD2100XCd Washer / Dryer
GalleyMate 1100 BBQ (propane)

Other
Sailrite LSZ-1 Sewing Machine