On Wed, 18 Jan 2006 03:24:45 GMT, "Thomas Wentworth"
wrote:
Where do you carry your dinghy? On the cabin top? Where is a good place to
store the small outboard that goes with the dinghy?


It depends on the dinghy and it depends on the sailboat. After
carrying a small fiberglass dinghy on the cabin top for many years, I
came around to the point of view that a roll up inflatable was the
best answer - faster, more seaworthy, easier to stow, etc.

Best place for the outboard is typically a board mounted to the stern
pulpit, or sometimes in a cockpit locker. Watch for gas spills, very
dangerous below.

Any thoughts on how someone can expand their storage space on a 32'
sailboat? Any tricks of the trade? Any neat ideas?


It's difficult on a boat that small. At some point you can use deck
boxes but that doesn't really work on a 32.

Any thoughts on setting up tent like covers over the cockpit when in port?
How? Where to get the material?


A good idea and very common, usually draped over the boom and tied to
the backstay, sometimes with spreader poles in the ends. Any good
canvas shop will have the material. The best fabric is called
Sunbrella and is readily available.

Electricty generators? What type? Where to mount? Wind or Sun? How do
you wire? Is the wire always there once on?


Most cuisers on sailboats in that size range use a combination of
solar panels, wind generator, and sometimes a high output alternator.