Hi all,
Posted a couple pix in my gallery of how I intend to sleep aboard on my next adventure, the West Coast Trailer Sailer Squadron's Indian River Lagoon Cruise, Feb 15-17. After pitching a tent ashore on the FL 120, I'm over that!
It's a Kamp-Rite Compact Collapsible Tent Cot that *barely* fits in the cockpit. See pic descriptions for more details ...
No boom tent required! I figure it can be used while anchored out or to shore, or even used onshore if need be. I'll use a halyard and the topping lift to raise the boom up outta the way. It's really quite comfy! Already set it up once at anchor out on the lake.
Tonight I made a couple modifications to it, such as adding a lanyard to the crown inside to hold a light, as well as a port to pass through the power cable for my GPS. I have a 12V outlet mounted to the inside cuddy roof at the first stringer location. The adapter for the GPS (battery won't last all night) is just the right length to reach into the tent/cot. The GPS (Bushnell Onyx 400) has a function that allows you to set a "map area" around your current location, and it beeps if you go outside that area. I'll use this feature as a "dragging anchor alarm". It'll be about one foot from my head while sleeping, so I think it will wake me up if I'm "wandering"!