Bruce in Bangkok wrote in
:

Ah.... Unfortunately I was raised by parents who got married during
the height of the Great Depression and thus was taught an, apparently
strange in modern terms, respect for money. "If it works then use it".



Wrong concept. Modern, American at least, yachties must spend every
available penny on the most expensive crap West Marine delivers, even if
it's cheap plastic crap from the China sweatshops. Hell, WM sells them a
little plastic 12V box fan for a HUNDRED US DOLLARS!