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Selection Criteria For The New Engine For “Morgan’s Cloud”
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Read more: Selection Criteria For The New Engine For “Morgan’s Cloud”Up to now in this online book we have looked at the theory behind designing an efficient engine and drivetrain for a displacement cruising boat. Now we will dive into a real world example as John shares the story of the last repower of Morgan’s Cloud.
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Read more: Medical Kit For The Long HaulTotally confused about which medical kit to take onboard with you? Colin discusses some of the issues involved in choosing which kit is right for you.
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Read more: Visiting The Gizmo GuruLast weekend we had a pleasant break from our re-power project while visiting some good friends in Camden, Maine and giving a slide-show to some members of the Ocean Cruising Club. While there, our friends suggested that we visit Ben Ellison, author of Panbo, the popular blog on marine electronics, on his aptly named motor […]
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Read more: Cummins Engine—Rebuild Or Replace?Initially we were firmly in the rebuild camp, as were most of the experts we consulted. After all, at 6000 hours our engine is, in the words of David in his comment, “[a] baby and has many hours running [still] available”. Rebuilding would also save all the expense and aggravation of changing all kinds of […]
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Read more: A Marine Voyager’s Dilemma in Northern LabradorWe have sailed the coast of Labrador many times and appreciate its rugged scenery, beautiful light, and isolation. So when the government of Canada decided to make the northern part a federal park, we were thrilled. But now that we can’t visit the Torngat Mountains National Park, we aren’t so thrilled anymore.
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Read more: Save Our LighthousesI can’t imagine that there are many sailors out there who don’t share John’s and my fascination with lighthouses—walking around them, climbing them, photographing them, reading about what it was like to take care of them—we don’t seem to tire of it. However, in Canada, the USA and the UK, and I’m sure in other […]
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Read more: Cummins Marine Diesel Engine, ProblemsEarly failure of a Cummins M92B engine installed in a expedition sailboat.
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Read more: Quality Custom LinensI don’t know about the rest of you, but figuring out how to get bedding to fit the odd size and shape of boat bunks has been an ongoing battle for me.
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Read more: An Engineless Junk Rigged Dory—Another Way To Get Out ThereIn the last couple of weeks we have written about some ways to get out voyaging without spending a huge amount of money, at least relatively speaking, and in turn got several great comments from our readers. In the same vein, last week we had dinner with an interesting couple who built their own boat […]
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Read more: Three Navigation Mistakes That Can Wreck YouAlthough we are not Luddites bemoaning the take over of electronics and warning of the dire consequence of over reliance on them, we are aware of several dangers in their exclusive use:
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Read more: Knowing Where It’s AtWe start this book by looking at the most important aspect of good and safe navigation. More important than fancy electronics. More important than paper charts. More important than radar. Situation awareness—knowing where you are at all times.
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Read more: Another Reason We Have An Aluminum Boat
We were out walking on the foreshore here in Nova Scotia a few days ago and came across this remnant of what I’m guessing was a commercial wharf. Clearly it had been in the water for quite a while before it fetched up here in a winter blow.
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Read more: Fire BlanketsFire blankets are a great idea, particularly to smother a grease flare-up in the galley without the mess of a dry powder extinguisher, and we have long carried one on Morgan’s Cloud; however, it was bulky and ugly and so was relegated to a locker up forward, much reducing its effectiveness in a fire where […]
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Q&A: A Novel, But Probably Smart, Way To Cross The Atlantic, East To West
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Read more: Q&A: A Novel, But Probably Smart, Way To Cross The Atlantic, East To WestQuestion: I’m thinking about sailing to Greenland from my home in Germany. My boat is a very sound 33-foot steel sloop, which I have singlehanded often. The natural way to go to Greenland from the German coast seems to be to use the stepping stones: Norway and/or Scotland/Shetlands, thence to Faroe and Iceland and on […]
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Read more: It Ain’t Necessarily SoIn these days of hyper-accurate GPS navigation and deck mounted plotters, it can sometimes seem like navigation has been reduced to no more than a video game.
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Read more: Q&A: Warm Feet, PleaseQuestion: Four of us sailed my 36-ft Moody Halberdier from Buffalo, New York to Rimouski, Quebec in Oct./Nov. last year. The biggest problem was cold feet. Sailing boots with extra socks did not do the trick in -5°C weather. Rubber boots with liners were OK. I’m planning a trip to Northern Labrador next summer. Any […]
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Read more: Q&A: Port BezelsQuestion: Could you post detailed photos to your website of the wooden bezels you fitted to your ports to accept Plexiglas covers? Did you do the same for your hatches? We are losing the battle against condensation in Florida’s current cold snap. Thanks!
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Read more: Mooring Failure, The Loss Of “Kantele”
On 28th December last year a beautiful Saga 40—an English design not to be confused with this boat—was lost when she went ashore at Sint Eustatius in the eastern Caribbean when a mooring provided for yachts by the local marine park, STENAPA, failed in what looks from the photograph to be benign conditions.
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Read more: Bohlken Westerland BarographIn these days of readily available weather forecasts and satellite- or HF radio-delivered GRIB files, it could perhaps be argued that the barometer has been supplanted as a weather forecasting device. However, in our opinion, that supposition would be a serious mistake.
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Read more: Finding Crew, Finding A Boat
Two of the more frequent requests we have been receiving lately are how to find crew or find a boat to crew on. So we decided to post what we know about this topic and then open it up for you to add to it.
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Read more: Restoring A 30-Year Old Boat: What It TakesIf you want to know what it takes to restore a 30-year old sailboat and some tips on how to get going, we have a link for you. It will either convert you to the older-boat-restoration option or scare you witless (maybe both!).
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Read more: Glenarm, IrelandI’ve only ever seen one sailing magazine article by the great writer and sailor Jonathan Raban, but the first sentence of that article may explain why: “Marina is a word like rubella—it sounds far nicer than the thing it describes.” And for many marinas, maybe that’s the truth. Practical, convenient, yes, but it would be […]
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Read more: It Was A Very Good YearWhen you cast your mind back at the end of a season, what do you remember from it? Memory being selective as time passes, the bad stuff tends to get filed under futile, and the good just keeps coming into focus.
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Read more: Q&A: Atlantic Crossing, East To West, Via The ArcticQuestion: We are toying with the idea of sailing the northern route [to North America from Scotland] with stops in Iceland, Greenland and Newfoundland. Is that nuts? I know you have done it at least once if not more times. Our boats are sound, an Alden 48 and a Shannon 43, and we want to […]
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Read more: Q&A: Have You Ever Looked Into Diesel Outboards?
Question: Have you ever looked into diesel outboards?
