Storm Strategy—Fore-Reaching
Reading Time: 11 minutesComparing fore-reaching to heaving-to and streaming a Jordon Series Drogue as storm survival strategies as well as equipment and techniques required for safe fore-reaching.
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Eight Steps to Get Ready For Lithium Batteries
Reading Time: 5 minutesMany cruisers have already made the jump to lithium. But what if we would like to delay the considerable expense and complications of lithium, but want to be ready at a later date?
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John’s Tips Tricks and Thoughts—February
Reading Time: 2 minutesFifteen posts this month and some thoughts on how this new site feature is evolving, and a request for your views on that.
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Q and A—Trucking a Boat
Reading Time: 6 minutesTrucking a boat can be a viable, and in some cases less expensive option than sailing her, but what are the pitfalls?
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A Real World Tested Tool Kit For Cruisers
Reading Time: 9 minutesA recommended kit that weighs less than sixty pounds and tool budgets for coastal and offshore cruising, as well as refits.
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Five Boat Lift Usage Tips
Reading Time: 10 minutesA hair-raising account of a boat-lift collapse and tips to reduce the chances of this happening to us.
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Adventure 40 Reveal—Salon and Forward Cabin
Reading Time: 12 minutesIn the last interior arrangement reveal article we covered the galley, head, and storage areas aft. Now let’s move forward into the salon and forward cabin.
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John’s Tips, Tricks and Thoughts—January
Reading Time: < 1 minutesA baker’s dozen of posts this month, including tablet navigation and Iridium Exec.
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Going Up The Mast at Sea
Reading Time: 12 minutesUp to now in this series we have been looking at going up the mast in sheltered water, but when we need to go up offshore everything gets hugely more difficult and risky. As usual, preparation is the key to safety and success.
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A Simple Way to Decide Between Lithium or Lead-Acid Batteries for a Cruising Boat
Reading Time: 8 minutesWith all the claims and counterclaims for the two chemistries, how on earth do we make the right decision?
Good news, it’s not hard.
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Adventure 40 Reveal—Galley, Head, and Aft Storage
Reading Time: 13 minutesA good galley, storage, and head layout are much of what makes an offshore live-aboard cruising sailboat great. The A40 design nails these requirements.
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John’s Tips, Tricks and Thoughts—December
Reading Time: < 1 minutesThis area of the site continues to evolve in fun and useful ways.
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Happy Holidays From Phyllis & John
Reading Time: 4 minutesThe world seems messed up, but people are back out cruising and there are other good things to focus on.
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Gear Leveling and Mounting Hack
Reading Time: 4 minutesBoats are not square so it’s often necessary to mount gear at an angle and/or on a curved surface.
Here’s the easy way to do that.
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Going Up The Mast—Four Dangerous But Common Mistakes
Reading Time: 8 minutesJohn highlights four more dangerous mistakes he has made and seen many others make too. With these mistakes fixed, he is now reasonable happy with his system.
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