On Tue, 11 Sep 2007 13:09:20 -0500, Vic Smith
wrote:

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Nice. I noted chairs and TV that didn't appear to be secured.
How do you handle that in the rough?

Funny you should mention that. The boat has active stabilizer fins
that are driven by a gyroscope and hydraulic actuators. They do a
really good job of keeping the boat on an even keel in most
conditions. The down side is that they depend on forward motion to do
their job.

The first year we owned the boat we were waiting for a drawbridge
opening at Sanibel Island Causeway when a large express cruiser went
flying by leaving a 3 foot wake. That particular TV bit the dust in a
big way. Fortunately we had the carpeting down in the main cabin so
that nice teak parquet floor survived unscathed.

We have now replaced the television with a flat panel unit which is
perched on top of a satellite TV receiver and DVD player. The DVD
player is attached to the counter top with super duty velcro, and the
sat receiver and flat panel are all attached to each other with the
same velcro. So far so good after 3 years and 10,000 miles.

The chairs are usually on carpet which provides enough friction to
keep them from sliding in all but rough offshore conditions. For that
we have a long piece of 3/8ths shock cord which loops around all 4
chairs and holds everything together.