Five ways to preserve fish without refrigeration
If you’ve ever attempted to eat fish three meals a day, you can appreciate the importance of preservation methods.
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If you’ve ever attempted to eat fish three meals a day, you can appreciate the importance of preservation methods.
One of the handiest little skills that I’ve picked up along the way has been splicing: three-strand, rope/chain and braided.
Boats, whether power or sail, are constructed using fiberglass, metals, woods, composites, wire, hoses, fabrics and many more materials. And, because they are boats, there is one steadfast rule: things break.
A video primer on how to check your roller furling gear before a passage
A look how to set up and use fender boards for better protecting your hull in an unfamiliar port
The Voyaging Tips video series kicks off with a look at propane and how to use it safely
It seems everywhere we go, there is a different method of tying to a mooring.
After 16 years of cruising full time and some 55,000 miles under the keel, we certainly do not have the strength and stamina that we started out with in 1997.
One of the useful things we’ve learned while voyaging is a technique called torque turns.
Any steering system is just that — a system. Each part has to work with all the others for the whole system to work.
We just renewed our boat insurance and one evening, when I had too much time on my hands, I decided to actually read the new policy. I came across a clause that stated that the theft of the dinghy was only covered if the name of the vessel was clearly and permanently marked on it.
In a recent issue of Ocean Navigator we ran an article by Michelle Elvy and Behan Gifford on the challenges faced by voyagers in getting their life rafts properly inspected and repacked when they are outside of North America.