As a reference for future circumnavigators, here are some lists of items we had aboard Heartsong III during the circumnavigation.

	Flags
	Charts
	Handy Things to Have
	Reference Library (not yet posted)
	Spares (not yet posted)
	Provisions and supplies (not yet posted)

Generally, we were extremely pleased with our equipment.  Comments are in italics for those items surprisingly useful or with which we are not satisfied.

Posted under Passages and Ports is "Vendors We Like" -- a list of retail marine vendors that we have used and can wholeheartedly recommend.

We do not accept payment of any kind from anybody for anything posted on this website. 

Rig & Sails

	Selden furling mast
	Selden Furlex furling jib
	Retractable staysail stay
	Lewmar electric primary winches
	Lewmar manual secondary winches
	Modea electric winch handle
	Lewmar graphite "power grip" winch handles (4)
	Rigging
	Hood Vectran™ Sails: In-mast furling main, 130% Genoa, storm staysail, tri-sail, asymmetrical gennaker

Anchoring System

	Maxwell VWC 3500 electric windlass
	Cockpit windlass remote
	110-lb Bruce anchor
	Chain, 300 feet (for South Pacific, better to have 350)
	60-lb CQR anchor
	Fortress FX 55 stern anchor (no stern roller yet -- would be nice to have)
	250 feet rode

Electronics & Radios 

	Autohelm ST6000+ autopilot
	Autohelm ST6000+ autopilot (fully installed spare)
	Raytheon GPS, stern rail-mounted antenna
	Raytheon R20XX radar at nav station, mast-mounted antenna
	Raytheon SL70+CRC color radar/chartplotter in cockpit, mast-mounted antenna
	C-Map NT+ chart cards (Club C-Map)
	Trimble Inmarsat-C, stern rail-mounted antenna
	Authohelm ST50+ navigation instruments
	Interphase Probe sonar
	SGC 2000 SSB/ham radio
	SCS PTC-II TNC (radio "modem" for sailmail)
	Standard VHF DSC radio
	Remote VHF transceiver (in cockpit)
	Speedtech Weathermate digital barometer (very accurate)
	Motorola 3-watt analog cellphone, mast-mounted antenna (totally obsolete; not useful outside US and northern Caribbean waters)
	Iridium 9505 portable satellite telephone
	Magellan Colortrak handheld GPS (2)
	Motorola "Freetalk" family band radios (2)
	Radio Shack TRC 508 family band radios, with headphones (2 sets of 2) (extraordinarily useful)
	ICOM M1+ portable VHF radio, waterproof
	ICOM IC-M3 portable VHF radios (2)
	"Blinky II" watch-keeping alarm, by Sea Witch (indispensable)

Computer System

	Dell Inspiron 8000 notebook (20GB hard drive, CD burner) (CD burner very useful)
	Dell Latitude XPi notebook (4GB hard drive)
	Dell port replicator for each notebook (docking station)
	Canon BJC-80 printer
	Canon Cano-Scan flatbed scanner
	Iomega Jaz 2-gig backup drive
	Xtrafire 911 Slim 120GB/7200rpm firewire hard drive
	C-Map PC Planner NT navigation software
	Nobeltec Visual Navigator software
	Coretex Weatherfax software
	JVConn weatherfax software
	Visual Passage Planner software
	SkyMap software
	Quicken financial software
	Outlook Express email software
	Front Page website editing software
	Adobe PhotoDeluxe 2.0 photography software
	WordPerfect and Microsoft Office
	Studio 7 DV video editing software

Power System

	Yanmar  4JH2-UTE100hp turbo-diesel engine
	Maxprop feathering propeller
	Dual alternators
	Onan MDKAL 8kw generator
	300-gallon stainless diesel tankage, with fuel cleaning/recirculation system
	Heart 2500 inverter, Link 2000
	Heart Freedom 300 inverter (dedicated to computer)
	Isolation step-down transformer (for NZ/Aus/European power conversion)
	Four 210-amp Concord Lifeline AGM (absorbed glass mat) batteries
	Coleman PowerMate 1000 portable generator
	Detachable stern outboard motor mount in case of main engine failure

Safety Equipment

	Fireboy automatic fire extinguisher (engine room)
	Viking 6-person Yachtsman UK life raft
	Lifesling
	M.O.M.-8 man overboard module
	U.S. Coast Guard safety gear (PFDs, flares, etc.)
	406 EPIRB
	West Marine inflatable Sospenders, with tethers
	Stearns bum-bag PFDs (4)
	Hydraulic wire cutters
	Super Gyser 4 115V submersible emergency pump (5000gph)

Galley & Water System, etc.

	Village Marine Tec 150 watermaker (6 gal/hr) (very reliable)
	200-gallon stainless water tankage
	20-gallon hot water heater
	Force 10 propane stove/oven
	20-lb propane tanks in vented lockers (2)
	Microwave
	Dual 12V/220 Grunert refrigerator (top- and side-loading)
	Dual 12V/220 Grunert freezer (top-loading only)
	Combomatic 6000 marine washer/dryer
	Broan trash compactor
	Cruisair air conditioning (20,000 BTU, 2 blowers fwd; 16,000 BTU, 1 blower aft)

Peripherals & Recreation

	Southern Pacific RIB 3.1-meter dinghy (previous dinghy lasted about 3 years)
	Yamaha 15hp outboard (many problems with this outboard, and many problems trying to get warranty work done outside USA; however, darn thing won't die so we can justify buying a new one.  Maybe it's better than we thought!)
	Avon R341 11ft roll-up dinghy (spare)
	Mariner 2hp "kicker" outboard
	Pacer hard-shell sea kayak
	Max-Air 35 dive compressor, 3.5 CFM
	SCUBA gear
	Huka gear
	Snorkel gear
	Fishing gear

Miscellaneous

	Davis Mark III sextant
	C-MAP NT+ chart card library
	Steiner 50x70 binoculars
	Nikon 50x70 6.2 Seasider binoculars
	ITT Night Mariner 150 night-vision monocular
	Speedtech portable Depth Mate sounder
	KVH Datascope hand bearing compass
	Accusight hand bearing compass
	Niteguard 500,000 CP cordless spotlight
	Megaphone, with siren, mounted in companionway
	Radio Shack intruder mini-alarms (4), mounted in cockpit, companionways (excellent)
	Shadetree awning
	Non-battened "lunch" awning
	Baja fuel filter
	Sunbrella covers: all hatches, winches and deck gear

Entertainment

	Panasonic 20" TV/VCR (NTSC)
	"Multi" VCR and converter (PAL & NTSC)
	Pioneer stereo CD/cassette/am-fm system, 12-CD changer
	Video library
	CD library
	"Books on tape" library
	Ovation guitar, travel size
	Yamaha PSR-520 cordless electric piano
	Flute & recorder
	Fujifilm MX700 digital camera
	Sony PC-100 digital video camera
	Pentax 35 mm camera, lenses: 80-200, 200-320
	Gates underwater housing for digital video camera