What’s on Board

 Tori Murden’s rowboat, the American Pearl weighs 1,700 pounds fully loaded.  Murden, her equipment and supplies comprise about 500 pounds of the total weight.  The items listed, with the exception of what is mounted to the boat, fit into the American Pearl’s 20 water tight compartments.  The safety, navigational and rowing equipment, food and clothing are critical to Murden’s success.

Clothing

Track Cleats (1 pair)

Goretex Jacket

Fleece Jacket

Long Sleeve Top, heavy (1)

Long Sleeve Tops, light (3)

Shorts (3)

Sun Cap

Rain Hat

Sun Clothing – top & pants

Headbands/Neckbands – 2 each

 

Personal Gear

Canteen Cup  (3)

Chap Stick (4)

Hand Cream (Farmer’s Friend)

Hand-held Weather Monitor

Knife (1) (attached to life vest)

Life Vest with Harness (2)

Lighters (2)

Ritche Wet Notes (8)

Sleeping Pad

Sponges

Spoon (2)

Sun Block – 5 bottles

Fleece Sleeping Bag (2)

Toothbrush, toothpaste & floss

Joy – 2 bottles

Bungi Cords

Water Bottle (2)

Water Resistant Walkman

Water resistant Discman

Huggies Wipes – 4 boxes

120 packets Kleenex

Wipes

Vitamins

Lotion

Books on Tape or CDs (2 boxes)

Duffle Bags (2)

 

Food

Cocoa

Gatorade

Tang

EmergenC Drink

Freeze Dried Dinners

Parmesan Cheese

Energy Bars

Granola

Jelly Beans

Peanuts

M & M’s

Chips/crackers

Nuts

Sweet Tarts

Peanut Butter

Fruit Candies

Freeze Dried Desserts

Electronics

Digital Camera

Magellan Iridium Phone

Magellan GSC 100

“Rocky” Water Resistant Laptop Computer

Back-up Laptop Computer

Battery Charger for Video Camera Batteries & AAs & DC cord

35mm Waterproof Camera

Waterproof Box for 35mm Camera

DC Cable #2 for Rocky Computer

DC cable for #2 Back-up Computer

DC Cable #2 for Iridium Phone

DC Cable #2 for Magellan

DC Cable for Short Wave Radio

Backup Short Wave Antenna

Computer Serial Cable #2

Bag with all fuses labeled

Back-up toggle switch for C

20 rechargeable AAs

Headlamps (2) and spare bulb

Regular AA Batteries (100)

Cable #2 for Digital Camera

Mini-M Handset in Waterproof Box

Mini-M Back-up Electrical Plug

 

 

Boat Gear

2 Hand pump bilge pumps

Boarding Ladder (A-Trays) (2)

Running Lights (all around white)

Mini Amp Mega Lights (2)

Galley Pump

EPIRB

Immersion Suit

Abandon Ship Bag

Extra Seat Tops – Baretta (2)

Extra Wheels

Oar Master (+ spare parts)

Oars (3 Pair)

Umbrella with reflective covering

Strobe Lights (3)

Lee Cloth

Back Pad – Back-up for Lee Cloth

Safety Tethers (2)

Sea Anchors (3)

Line for Sea Anchors

Deck Compass – 1 in Bulkhead, 1 on Deck

 

 

Mounted on Boat

4 Solar Panels

Collision Avoidance Radar Detector

Cleats (4)

1 Radar Reflector

Water Maker (Power Survivor 40E 12V)

2 Batteries 32 AMP Hour

Battery Combiner

Link 10 Interface

Battery Switch

Water Tank

12 Volt Cigarette Lighter Recepticals (5)

Waterproof Electrical Panel

2 Diaphragm bilge pumps in fixed positions

Solar Powered Cabin Ventilator Fans (4)

Mini-M Transceiver

Capsat-C Transceiver

Foam Padding in Cabin

3 main Watertight Hatches

11 Deck Hatches

8 Cabin Hatches


Miscellaneous Gear

Little Tea Pot

Waterproof Duct Tape (2)

Fiberglass Repair Kit (1)

First Aid Kit

Dental Emergency Tube

Band-Aids

Bonine

Advil, Tylenol

Empty Fuel Bottles (2 quart size)

Navigational Charts

Parachute Cord (400 feet)

Buckets (3)

Stoves (1 + 1 back-up) Sea Cook

SunShower

Tool Kit

Water Purifier Repair Kit (1)

Back-up Water Maker (hand pump) & filter

Anchor Rode Markers

Two GPS – all waterproof

Bracket for GPS

Two hand held submersible VHF 5 Watt VHF

Iodine Tablets for Water Tank

 

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November 1999

 

Press Office                              Julie Wellik, Kevin Plagman and Dana Ziegler

                              Communications West  Telephone  415.863,7220

 

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