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Silva Marine, NEXUS Network Wind Instruments, Problems
3 CommentsReading Time: 2 minutesFreeRead more: Silva Marine, NEXUS Network Wind Instruments, ProblemsThe Problem In 2005, KVH abruptly stopped supporting the Quadra system, which had served us well for many years, albeit after its own set of teething problems. After considering most of the options and nearly settling on B&G, but finally being put off by a sudden and substantial increase to their already, in our opinion, […]
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ICS Navtex, Problems
1 CommentReading Time: 2 minutesFreeRead more: ICS Navtex, ProblemsThe Problem In 1999 our trusty old Furuno combination weather fax/navtex machine died after many years of faithful service. We decided to use our PC for weather fax and buy a dedicated navtex. We selected a unit from ICS.
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The Joys And Tears Of TurboCAD
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Read more: The Joys And Tears Of TurboCADFor the last few years we have been using TurboCAD for visualizing and designing projects on Morgan’s Cloud. TurboCAD is a great value, with much of the functionality of systems costing many times more, at just US$150, and you can often get it discounted to as little as US$80.00 by shopping around on the Internet.
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Q&A: Can I Use Bronze Sea Cocks In An Aluminum Boat?
2 CommentsReading Time: < 1 minuteFreeRead more: Q&A: Can I Use Bronze Sea Cocks In An Aluminum Boat?Question: Do you have bronze sea cocks in your aluminum hull and if so what level of corrosive activity have you seen?
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Q&A: Why Is Morgan’s Cloud’s Hull Painted?
1 CommentReading Time: < 1 minuteFreeRead more: Q&A: Why Is Morgan’s Cloud’s Hull Painted?Question: You call painting an aluminum hull a mug’s game yet you painted your hull?
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Q&A: What Should I Look For When Buying An Older Aluminum Boat?
16 CommentsReading Time: 2 minutesFreeRead more: Q&A: What Should I Look For When Buying An Older Aluminum Boat?Question: What advice and cautions would you have regarding buying older aluminum boats? I have been told to pay particular attention to the area under the heads and engine and around the through-hulls. Is there anything else you might be wary about in an older aluminum boat?
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Q&A: Would You Sail In The High Latitudes In A Fibreglass Boat?
36 CommentsReading Time: 2 minutesFreeRead more: Q&A: Would You Sail In The High Latitudes In A Fibreglass Boat?Question: Would you cruise the high latitudes in a fibreglass hull?
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Tank Tender, Hart Systems
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Read more: Tank Tender, Hart SystemsOur Tank Tender from Hart Systems is 20 years old and one of the few pieces of original equipment left on Morgan’s Cloud.
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Recommended Cruising Guides to Atlantic Canada
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Read more: Recommended Cruising Guides to Atlantic CanadaThe best yacht cruising guides to Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and Labrador.
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Q&A: Sailing The Strait Of Belle Isle In July
2 CommentsReading Time: < 1 minuteFreeRead more: Q&A: Sailing The Strait Of Belle Isle In JulyQuestion: We plan to go through the Strait of Belle Isle about July 1st. Is this practical given ice conditions? I have been told that a northeast wind can choke the Strait with ice at that time of year. I also have been told that ice is less likely on the Newfoundland side of the […]
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Q&A: Polar Bears, How Serious Is The Risk?
0 CommentsReading Time: < 1 minuteFreeRead more: Q&A: Polar Bears, How Serious Is The Risk?Question: How seriously do I need to take the threat of polar bears in the Arctic?
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Q&A: Circumnavigation Of Scandinavia Via The White Sea
2 CommentsReading Time: < 1 minuteFreeRead more: Q&A: Circumnavigation Of Scandinavia Via The White SeaQuestion: Do you know if it’s possible to circumnavigate Scandinavia via Holland, the Baltic Sea, St. Petersburg, the Belomorsk Canal, the White Sea, the Norwegian Coast, returning to Holland?
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Q&A: Literature And Sailing Singlehanded On The East Coast Of Greenland
0 CommentsReading Time: 2 minutesFreeRead more: Q&A: Literature And Sailing Singlehanded On The East Coast Of GreenlandQuestion: I am planning to take my boat from North Donegal to the east coast of Greenland. I was planning to make landfall in the area of Kap Dan. My boat is a 38 foot Rival (fiberglass) and I was planning the out bound trip single handed. Could you suggest any literature on the east […]
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Q&A: Which Paper Charts For Greenland?
14 CommentsReading Time: < 1 minuteFreeRead more: Q&A: Which Paper Charts For Greenland?Question: What charts do you recommend for cruising Greenland? We have C-Map charts but they have insufficient coverage.
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Q&A: Newfoundland To Iceland Direct
0 CommentsReading Time: < 1 minuteFreeRead more: Q&A: Newfoundland To Iceland DirectQuestion: Is heading from the Strait of Belle Isle towards a point about 200 miles south of Cape Farewell, then heading towards Reykjavik, a practical strategy given your experience with wind, weather and ice?
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Q&A: What Is The Middle Pack?
0 CommentsReading Time: 2 minutesFreeRead more: Q&A: What Is The Middle Pack?Question: I am planning a passage from Cartwright, Labrador to Disko Bay in Greenland leaving about July 1st. You wrote that I should watch out for the ‘Middle Pack’, please explain.
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Q&A: Newfoundland Via Greenland To The Azores
4 CommentsReading Time: 2 minutesFreeRead more: Q&A: Newfoundland Via Greenland To The AzoresQuestion: We plan to sail from St. John’s, Newfoundland mid-June straight to Sisimiut, Greenland direct, if possible. From there spend July and August sailing slowly to Cape Farewell from where we plan to leave bound for the Azores. Any comments?
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Q&A: North Atlantic Circle Via Iceland
1 CommentReading Time: < 1 minuteFreeRead more: Q&A: North Atlantic Circle Via IcelandQuestion: Next May we are taking our new (old) boat on a shakedown to Bermuda and back (our home port is Deltaville, VA, on the southern Chesapeake Bay). After that, we’ve been imagining a summer voyage in the Atlantic, maybe Azores-Ireland-Iceland-Canada-Chesapeake. My question is, is there a good route strategy for this trip?
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Q&A: Custom Log Book
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Read more: Q&A: Custom Log BookQuestion: I read your article, “Knowing Where You Are“, in January’s Cruising World magazine and was wondering if I could see a copy of your custom log book page.
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Trident Two-stage Propane Regulator, Problems
1 CommentReading Time: 2 minutesFreeRead more: Trident Two-stage Propane Regulator, ProblemsThe Problem After two days going to windward on the same tack, returning from Svalbard (Spitsbergen) to Norway, our bilge gas alarm went off. We searched everywhere for the source to no avail until I opened the gas bottle locker to a very strong smell of propane.
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Q&A: Which Heating System?
11 CommentsReading Time: < 1 minuteFreeRead more: Q&A: Which Heating System?Question: What do you use for heating on Morgan’s Cloud?
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Q&A: Keeping The Boat’s Interior Dry
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Read more: Q&A: Keeping The Boat’s Interior DryQuestion: Is keeping the interior of the boat dry in the midst of prolonged damp, chilly weather, and/or sea spray just a matter of dorade vents, hull insulation and your Espar heater? Do you have success keeping the interior dry or does it inevitably get damp?
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Espar D8 Forced Air Diesel Heater (8KW)
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Read more: Espar D8 Forced Air Diesel Heater (8KW)After years of fighting with an unreliable diesel heater, we are very pleased with the Espar heater we installed in 2000. It is one of the bigger ones they make and keeps us toasty in all weather.
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Taming The Wimp Within
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Read more: Taming The Wimp WithinFear, anxiety, call it what you will, most of us have it and going voyaging will trigger those feelings. But fear doesn’t have to spoil your cruise. John shares how he copes with his inner wimp.
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EchoPilot Forward Scan Sonar FLSII
13 CommentsReading Time: < 1 minuteFreeRead more: EchoPilot Forward Scan Sonar FLSIIWe have found that having a forward scan sonar has made exploring in the high latitudes safer and more feasible. Instead of feeling our way along at 2 knots when off the charts, we can now travel confidently at 6 knots, since the forward scan reaches out up to 200 meters ahead. Also, the sounder […]
