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My father has a heating solution that he learned from some old salt- use a non pressurized alcohol stove like Origo and put a ceramic flour type pot upside down over the burner to radiate heat...I would imagine you could use those pot holders to secure..wonder if there is air intake space?  You would have to get it to fit right I suppose, but never having seen those stoves in person...  Anyone have any experience with this idea?
Any reason to not put your cook stove into the starboard space where the head used to be if a nice mountinig with gimbals were built in?

we have tons of beach coal and spruce wood here;  would have to mount in small space, so maybe the Dickenson would be appropriate...The lunenburg stoves look great...would hold lots more fuel for sure.

Seems like half have the mountable Garmins and the other have the handheld..never having sailed my boat, I am wondering about which is the more workable considering distance to mount, etc....? Thanks for the Garmin advice, Cole!
Oh!  Found a resource at Beneteau from whom I am going to order those line keepers at 5$ a shot, if anyone is interested.

That is close, but they don't have the little ball, you may be thinking of the sail keepers.  They are just a little disc, one screw in the middle and an elastic cord that you bring up under the coil and wrap over the disc.  It made life so orderly!!  Mark, when you find the name of that store in Vancouver, let us know, please!
I wrote the sailing instructor who had them on Beneteau to see if he could order some, but there must be a better way...?

Ok, good info!  The prop company that is working with me on this repitched the 2 blade 12rh9 to a 12rh10 and recommends that I give it a sea trial first, so that is the plan..I will post the results asap!  Keep it coming!  Kristin

Hello, Kodiak Girl!  I am a Homer girl..we are neighbors! Good luck with your venture...I was lucky to run into a Contessa here and after lots of research, decided it was the boat for me...haven't had her out of the boatyard yet, but looking forward to a great summer and will be down your way eventually. This has been a valuable site for me as I started from scratch with the whole process in October.
My boat has never been officially for sale, so you may expand your shopping by wandering around looking for ones and talk someone out of it, like I and all the previous owners did!

Ok, after reading the re-fit from Brillig, I am thinking of going with the 3 blade 11x13 prop. for the 1GM Yanmar..haven't heard back from him on his results, but need to decide as put in is in 8 days and today is the day to decide.  Any  feedback, please fire away!  Thanks for all your help!

It is about $68 a month in Homer, AK. for a 32' slip...check it out!  Only one Contessa per 2000 miles so far!

I know they have them at Beneteau...maybe just have to join to order unless Mark comes up with it!  Thanks alot and will pass on when I find it, they are really great.  What does everyone else use to hold their coiled lines?