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The Gulfstream, Everything You Wanted To Know
0 CommentsReading Time: < 1 minuteFreeRead more: The Gulfstream, Everything You Wanted To KnowA friend of ours, who is a cruise ship captain, sent along the following list of links to everything, and I do mean everything, you have always wanted to know about the Gulf Stream. Some interesting stuff.
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Cockpit Dodger For an Offshore Sailboat
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Read more: Cockpit Dodger For an Offshore SailboatPhyllis and John share what they have learned after three iterations of dodger design and build finally produced a perfect result on Morgan’s Cloud.
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Q&A: PVC For Plumbing
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Read more: Q&A: PVC For PlumbingQuestion: Currently tackling the plumbing system and would like to know if you have any other photos of how you use PVC piping. I’m very interested in using this as often as possible. How do you make the connection between the rigid pipe and the fitting that may be on your holding tank or other […]
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Q&A: Which Charts For Greenland’s West Coast?
0 CommentsReading Time: 2 minutesFreeRead more: Q&A: Which Charts For Greenland’s West Coast?Question: I’m planning a cruise of the west coast of Greenland. For charts I have the choice between C-MAP electronic charts running on Furuno Navnet with Maxsea on a PC and Danish paper charts. Which would you recommend?
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WeatherFax 2000
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Read more: WeatherFax 2000We are long time users of WeatherFax 2000, from Xaxero Marine Software Engineering Ltd in New Zealand, for the reception of weather faxes on a Windows PC.
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Commander’s Weather
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PVC Pipe
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Read more: PVC PipeWe’re amazed that more boats are not plumbed with ordinary PVC pipe, but then again we never thought of using it either until we bought Morgan’s Cloud 16 years ago and found that her builder had used PVC pipe for almost all of her plumbing.
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Q&A: Picking A Weather Window For A West To East Atlantic Crossing
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Read more: Q&A: Picking A Weather Window For A West To East Atlantic CrossingQuestion: I’m planning an Atlantic Crossing from Boston to Scotland. How can I recognize the best moment weather wise to leave for the safest crossing?
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Q&A: Picking A Sailing Route Across The North Atlantic, West To East
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Read more: Q&A: Picking A Sailing Route Across The North Atlantic, West To EastQuestion: We’re planning to sail from New York to Falmouth (UK) leaving around May 18th. Our plan is to sail WSW out from New York till we hit the Gulf Stream and then attempt to sail the great circle to Falmouth. We’re debating whether to consider a more southerly route to stay clear of weather […]
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Why We Wrote This Book
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Read more: Why We Wrote This BookFREE introductory chapter. So why should you learn how to receive and interpret weather information? Surely all we need to do is employ a weather router and/or use one of the cool weather forecast tools available, perhaps including routing software? All good stuff, but we also need basic understanding. Here’s why.
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Q&A: Staysail Stay: Roller Furling And Fixed Vs Hanks And Removable
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Read more: Q&A: Staysail Stay: Roller Furling And Fixed Vs Hanks And RemovableWhich is better for the staysail stay? Roller furling and fixed or hanks and removable? John says it depends.
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Q&A: Best Time For A West To East Atlantic Crossing
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Read more: Q&A: Best Time For A West To East Atlantic CrossingQuestion: I will be sailing to Gibraltar from the Chesapeake via the Azores. When would be the best time to leave and when would be the earliest I could/should leave?
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Q&A: Radar Scanner Position
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Read more: Q&A: Radar Scanner PositionQuestion: What is your preference regarding the best place to mount a radar antenna? As far as we can tell from the pictures of Morgan’s Cloud you have mounted yours on a pole aft. Our previous experience with radars tells us that the antenna should be as high and free as possible. Wouldn’t a radar […]
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Q&A: Timing, Caribbean To Europe
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Read more: Q&A: Timing, Caribbean To EuropeQuestion: What is the best time of year to sail from the Caribbean to Europe?
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Q&A: Norway To The Chesapeake Bay
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Read more: Q&A: Norway To The Chesapeake BayQuestion: I’m planning to sail from south Norway in mid-June in my Oceanis 46, hoping to arrive in the Chesapeake Bay by the beginning of August. The crew will be 5 to 6 relatively experienced sailors. Presently I’m looking at routing via Færoe and Iceland, then across to Newfoundland and then coastal. My idea is […]
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Q&A: How Did You Install Treadmaster On Your Aluminum Boat?
2 CommentsReading Time: < 1 minuteFreeRead more: Q&A: How Did You Install Treadmaster On Your Aluminum Boat?Question: When you were installing your Treadmaster, did you grind back to clean metal and glue it down, or did you, as I was advised, paint with epoxy first?
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Q&A: What Do You Think About Spray Foam Insulation For A New Aluminum Boat?
23 CommentsReading Time: < 1 minuteFreeRead more: Q&A: What Do You Think About Spray Foam Insulation For A New Aluminum Boat?Question: We are planning to insulate the interior of our new aluminum boat with spray foam, any comments? Is your hull foamed? Was it primed with paint before or sprayed directly onto the metal?
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Q&A: What Problems Do You Have With Painting Aluminum?
0 CommentsReading Time: < 1 minuteFreeRead more: Q&A: What Problems Do You Have With Painting Aluminum?Question: Where do your main problems with the paint on Morgan’s Cloud lie: with the paint becoming chipped from wear and tear, or from inadequate preparation, or from salt water working under the paint edge?
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Q&A: What Should I Paint On My New Aluminum Boat?
17 CommentsReading Time: < 1 minuteFreeRead more: Q&A: What Should I Paint On My New Aluminum Boat?Question: You say you would not paint aluminum. Ok, it is hideously expensive (I have been quoted £10,000 just for materials), it is difficult to key, and we have been advised to sand blast and paint the same day (tricky!). So, if you were to start all over again with a newly built boat, what […]
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Plexus
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Read more: PlexusIt used to be that when we wanted to attach something to our aluminum hull we had it welded. This requires special equipment and a skilled operator, not to speak of all the attendant mess and paint damage. Not anymore, we now use Plexus.
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Q&A: North Atlantic Crossing, East To West, In Fall
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Read more: Q&A: North Atlantic Crossing, East To West, In FallQuestion: I’m planning an east to west crossing via the northern route from the UK to Canada. Ideally I would like to do this in August or September and without stops. My boat is a Hallberg Rassy 46. What do you think?
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Q&A: Is The Espar Heater Really That Hot?
8 CommentsReading Time: 2 minutesFreeRead more: Q&A: Is The Espar Heater Really That Hot?Question: My experience with diesel heat is that it’s hard to light, hard to control, it smells and the deck is covered in soot. That was 25 years ago with the stainless steel pot belly stove in [a] Westsail. You rave about the Espar diesel heater. Is the Espar really that good and does it […]
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K.I.S.S.*
0 CommentsReading Time: < 1 minuteFreeRead more: K.I.S.S.*I always learn something, or have my existing thinking clarified, when talking with other experienced voyagers.
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Q&A: Autumn Crossing Of The North Atlantic, West To East
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Read more: Q&A: Autumn Crossing Of The North Atlantic, West To EastQuestion: I am planning a west to east North Atlantic crossing and have read that most yachts leave in May and June. What about leaving in mid-September or early October? Is that still a possibility? Ideally I would like to cross from St. John’s, Newfoundland to Britain.
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Liars, Damn Liars, And Sailors
4 CommentsReading Time: 3 minutesFreeRead more: Liars, Damn Liars, And SailorsMy friend Kevin is tough. Tough enough that I have heard him called Kevlar. A veteran of tens of thousands of ocean miles, both racing and cruising, Kevin has seen some seriously nasty weather.
