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Read more: Q&A: France To Tortola In The Autumn
Question: I have an opportunity to sail from France to the Canaries to Tortola, leaving the end of September through October. What can I expect from a weather perspective based on your experience? My assumption is we will be in the area of hurricane formation (eastern Atlantic) for the first week then right in the […]
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Read more: Q&A: UK To Boston Via The North In June
Question: I wondered if I could seek your advice on a trip that has been suggested to me but that I have serious reservations about: Sailing from the UK to Boston, leaving around the end of May, taking the North Atlantic route. The skipper seems to be under the impression that we will have easterly […]
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Read more: Cummins Marine 6B5 Diesel Engine Manufacturing Problems
Oil pan bolts that were stripped during manufacturing at Cummins take three attempts to fix.
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Read more: Q&A: Forward Scan Sonar
Question: We are looking at sonar options for use in areas with poor charts and low visibility. Our interest is primarily for checking anchorages and narrow passages, looking for obstructions. We have a small plotter/sounder in the dinghy, but nobody wants to go out in the dink when it is cold and rainy (and warm […]
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Read more: Silva Marine, NEXUS Network Wind Instruments, Problems
The 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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Read more: ICS Navtex, Problems
The 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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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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Read 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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Read 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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Read more: Northeast Coast Of Newfoundland 2005A number of our friends have written that they have missed our news letters, which have been few and far between lately. Their reminders, plus the quickly approaching holiday season, have galvanized us into doing something about our long silence (due to a very busy schedule, not apathy!).
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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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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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Read more: Recommended Cruising Guides to Atlantic CanadaThe best yacht cruising guides to Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and Labrador.
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Read more: Q&A: Sailing The Strait Of Belle Isle In July
Question: 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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Read 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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Read more: Q&A: Circumnavigation Of Scandinavia Via The White Sea
Question: 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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Read 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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Read more: Q&A: Newfoundland To Iceland Direct
Question: 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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Read 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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Read more: Q&A: Newfoundland Via Greenland To The Azores
Question: 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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Read more: Q&A: North Atlantic Circle Via Iceland
Question: 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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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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Read more: Trident Two-stage Propane Regulator, Problems
The 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.
