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How To Easily Create Sailing Checklists – 3 Steps

May 28, 2020 2 Comments

Within this article, you’ll learn how to create sailing checklists to avoid failure. What kind of failure?! Engine failure, passage planning mistakes, safety screw-ups, cleanliness disasters, to name a few.  Checklists to consider creating include sailing prepassage checklist, sailing predeparture checklist, checklist for getting underway, and standard operating procedures. Checklists will help you to become[Read More]

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Boat Buddies

The Top 10 Benefits To Sailing With A Buddy Boat

April 14, 2020 3 Comments

A buddy boat is when you find a friend or family that lives on a boat to buddy up with.  Many boaters make friendships in anchorages and some decided to do passages together. In some cases, a couple or group of boats might even sail the whole season together heading from, say, the Bahamas to[Read More]

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How To Make A VHF Radio Call

VHF Radio How To Use – 6 Easy Steps

April 7, 2020 8 Comments

VHF Radio How To Use? Most new VHF users get their initial experience by calling another person or a marina. After making a few calls, using the VHF radio becomes second nature – just like using the telephone. Here are six easy steps on how to make a VHF Radio call, a video and a[Read More]

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Thru-hull Fittings

Thru-Hull Fittings Seacock Replacement

January 7, 2020 6 Comments

In this sailing how-to video, Simon covers a thru-hull fittings seacock replacement. Simon also explains what they are, how they work, how they break and provides a demonstration on how to replace one. Carry on reading below the video to find the products we used during our thru-hull fitting replacement, a checklist that covers the steps[Read More]

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Boat Organization Ideas

20 Boat Organization Ideas

December 9, 2019 5 Comments

Discover 20 boat organization ideas that will help you save time, find things when and where you need to find them, and reduce the likelihood of problems. The first step with boat organization and storage is to understand what should and should not be on the boat in the first place. 1. Start with understanding[Read More]

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Lithium Battery Install

Installing Lithium Batteries in Boat

November 12, 2019 8 Comments

Many Bluewater cruisers are now taking the opportunity to swap out their old lead-acid or gel batteries for lithium batteries. Is installing lithium batteries in boat a good idea? The advantages are many. Read on and make sure to watch the video too! Installing Lithium Batteries in Boat Benefits You get more output for the[Read More]

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CopperCoat Antifouling

CopperCoat Antifouling Nightmare

August 27, 2019 72 Comments

We had CopperCoat Antifouling applied to the hull of our Oyster 56′ in 2016. Since then we’ve had nothing but problems. To get the full story, watch the following video that highlights. If you want the lasted update, see the links below the videos: our first CopperCoat application in North Carolina a haul out in[Read More]

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What’s The Best Cruising Sailboat – 10 Strategic Steps

June 10, 2019 2 Comments

If I told you that there was one particular monohull or catamaran cruising sailboat that is absolutely perfect for cruising, would you want to know which one it is? Unfortunately, there is no ideal cruising boat that suits everyone, and there’s no one-size-fits-all answer about what you should do with your life. Different people have different[Read More]

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Solar Power Installation On A Sailboat

May 6, 2019 16 Comments

Here’s the scoop on our solar power installation on a sailboat – Sailboat Britican. We are five years into our liveaboard lifestyle and we still cannot say we are experts about the power systems on our boat. But it has been enough time for us to determine that a solar power installation was in need.[Read More]

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Diesel Generator Service

How To Service A Diesel Generator On A Sailboat

April 23, 2019 Leave a Comment

In this video, Simon will show you how to do a yearly diesel generator service. This service includes changing the air filter, oil filter, oil, belts, coolant, changing any bad hoses, impeller, cleaning the heat exchanger and putting on a new anode. When we first got a boat, we let others service our engines for us. Time after time we were disappointed to find that things were done wrong or not done at all. Discover how you can service your generator yourself!

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