One upgrade we had long wanted to add is a propane stove. Our switch to propane came soon after we discovered it was possible to fill a propane tank just about anywhere if you have the right fittings.
The United States Coast Guard 5th District is warning mariners approaching Hatteras, N.C., to be aware of shoaling sands that have recently encroached on navigable channels.
Every mariner knows the things that drive us crazy: things that leak, things that slip, things that squeak, things that rattle, and things that leave marks.
Whether you are buying your first life raft or upgrading to a new one, make sure that proper installation is as high a priority as choice of equipment.
I battled an air leak in our engine’s fuel line for the duration of a 4,000-nm passage from Ecuador to Puerto Montt, Chile, on our Liberty 458 Nine of Cups.