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A Video Deck Tour of “Morgan’s Cloud”
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Read more: A Video Deck Tour of “Morgan’s Cloud”There are few things more interesting and useful than a tour of another experienced offshore voyager’s boat. So here’s a video deck tour of “Morgan’s Cloud”.
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12 Reasons The Cutter Is A Great Offshore Voyaging Rig
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Read more: 12 Reasons The Cutter Is A Great Offshore Voyaging Rig12 reasons that the true cutter is simply the best rig for short-handed offshore voyaging. And even if you don’t have a cutter, this chapter can help you make your boat easier to sail and faster too.
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Be A Master Of The Deck
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Read more: Be A Master Of The DeckStaying in the cockpit of a sailboat most of the time at sea and not getting out on deck often is not a good idea or safe.
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Ten Ways to Make Propane Safer
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Read more: Ten Ways to Make Propane SaferPropane is an intrinsically dangerous fuel to have on a boat. Here are 10 tips to ameliorate the risk of an explosion.
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Yacht Club Flag Etiquette—Time To Get Over Ourselves
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Read more: Yacht Club Flag Etiquette—Time To Get Over OurselvesIt’s time for yacht clubs to rethink and to stop projecting a stuffy last century vibe.
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John’s Thoughts & Photos, July 2015
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Read more: John’s Thoughts & Photos, July 2015Celebrating the middle of the sailing season (in the North) with post on a cool meeting with great potential for AAC, a great video, and some other fun stuff too.
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Unbundling The Adventure 40
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Read more: Unbundling The Adventure 40Solving a fundamental problem standing between us and a real Adventure 40 that we can sail away.
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Boat Maintenance—Don’t Go Broke Saving Money
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Read more: Boat Maintenance—Don’t Go Broke Saving MoneyA chapter that will give you a whole new way to think about boat maintenance, including an easy-to-use gear selection method that will save you a bundle as well as untold grief.
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Don’t Abuse Admiral Beaufort
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Read more: Don’t Abuse Admiral BeaufortI’m seeing gross misuse of the Beaufort scale. Let’s not do this.
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When Did Your Exhaust Elbow Last Feel The Love?
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Read more: When Did Your Exhaust Elbow Last Feel The Love?Your engine mixing elbow can damage your engine. Here’s how to prevent that.
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“Cheeki Rafiki” Report Misses An Opportunity to Make Boats Safer
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Read more: “Cheeki Rafiki” Report Misses An Opportunity to Make Boats SaferI would be the first to commend the authors of the report on their diligence in analyzing the capsize of the Beneteau First 40.7 Cheeki Rafiki and the tragic loss of four lives. Having said that I believe said report failed the offshore sailing community in its recommendations. Here are my thoughts on what we need to do to prevent another tragedy in the future.
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Cool Gadget to Keep Your Frozen Food Frozen
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Read more: Cool Gadget to Keep Your Frozen Food FrozenHere’s a simple easy-to-build gadget that will make a huge difference to the effectiveness of your freezer, by circulating the air so the stuff at the top and farthest from the plates does not thaw, while the food at the bottom and against the plates remains frozen, particularly when the freezer is packed tight.
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Third Anchors, Storm Anchors and Spare Anchors
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Read more: Third Anchors, Storm Anchors and Spare AnchorsAfter we have bought our best bower (primary anchor) and kedge, what should our third anchor be? The logical answer will surprise you…as it did me.
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John’s Thoughts & Photos, June 2015
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Read more: John’s Thoughts & Photos, June 2015A few thoughts and photographs to start the month off: lee shores, pubs, books, and a sobering reminder.
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Let’s Think Smart
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Read more: Let’s Think SmartThinking smart, rather than lazy, can make all the difference when voyaging…and in life.
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Kedge (Secondary Anchor)—Recommended Type and Size
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Read more: Kedge (Secondary Anchor)—Recommended Type and SizeThe second most important anchor on our boats after the best bower is the kedge. What type should it be and how big? We make it simple.
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Seacock Lubrication Tip
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Read more: Seacock Lubrication TipYou should lubricate your seacocks every year before launching, and here’s an easy way to do that.
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Boat Maintenance—What’s Your Screwup Tolerance?
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Read more: Boat Maintenance—What’s Your Screwup Tolerance?We in the offshore cruising community talk a lot about the right way and the wrong way to equip and maintain our boats, but that’s all meaningless until we have answered one basic question…
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The Crazy Fools…Who Don’t Drown
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Read more: The Crazy Fools…Who Don’t DrownJohn tells a story about an exceptional seaman, and what we can all learn from it about the seamanlike way to make decisions.
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Introduction
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Read more: IntroductionLearn why this Online Book is worth your time and will change your cruising life for the better.
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The Only Five Knots You Need to Know
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Read more: The Only Five Knots You Need to KnowLearning to tie knots quickly is a vital seamanship skill. But the good news is that you only need to learn five simple knots.
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Marine Electronics Recommendations—Radar
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Read more: Marine Electronics Recommendations—RadarWhen radar really matters, what unit should you buy? John has the answer based on 30 years of radar experience, much of it in places where reliable radar is vital.
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Spare Parts—Which To Buy and How To Keep Track Of Them
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Read more: Spare Parts—Which To Buy and How To Keep Track Of ThemHaving the right spare parts aboard is one of the biggest contributors to a fun and stress free voyage. But how do you decide what to buy and then keep track of what you have? John answers those questions and provides downloads of our parts list and the program we use to keep track of them on Morgan’s Cloud.
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Wing Controls
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Read more: Wing ControlsI’m in rant mode again, but not just to stir things up. This is a situation that genuinely scares me, and it needs fixing.
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John and Phyllis Visit Boréal
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Read more: John and Phyllis Visit BoréalJohn’s in-depth review, complete with many photographs, of one of the most interesting and all around cool boats being built today.
