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Ask Slashdot: What Tech For a Sailing Ship?
Razgorov Prikazka writes "There is a lot of technology involved in sailing these days. EPIRB, FHV-DSC, GPS, NAVTEX, Inmarsat, fishfinders/depth sounders, different kinds of radar (with MARPA or ATA) — you name it and there are dozens of manufacturers out there willing to provide, all of them with a range of different products. Right now I am planning a 'round-the-world-trip,'' and my ship (an 18-meter Skerry Cruiser sailing yacht) is in its early construction phase, so I need to shop for some hi-tech gear and, basically, I got lost in all the possibilities. What kind of hardware would you recommend as necessary for a trip of this kind? What would you have installed in your ship in order to have a safe trip?"
Satellite internet, so you can read /. in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
sudo make me a sandwich
I'll bite. How the blazes does one achieve an (electrical) "decent ground" with a (buoyantly) floating chassis?
A wire to the biggest conductor on the planet. The ocean.
Faster! Faster! Faster would be better!
You want to ask a bunch of people who live in their mother's basement what you need to sail around the world? Good luck with that.
In no particular order, I'd choose:
A 12-gauge auto-loader.
A phased plasma rifle in the 40-watt range
An Uzi nine millimetre.
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Well, (s)he did come here, so we might as well help out. Here's what I know about nautical gear:
You'll need a hatch and something to batten it down with, a jib with a good cut, some timbers to shivver, and a mainsail that sets attractively. Other than that, you're on your own, matie. Arrrrgh!