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  KISS Goodbye to Power Drain

  While talking with people when cruising I have noticed one thing that has the ability to cause the biggest headaches for a lot of people: electricity. How to ...

  On April 12, 2017 / By Administrator
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  Ham Versus SSB for the Sailor

  Both the marine radio and ham radio services use the same type of modulation, called single sideband. So when a fellow sailor says they have a “single sideband” ...

  On April 6, 2017 / By Administrator
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  DIY Cell Phone Bilge Alarm

  A cell phone bilge alarm is a great safety feature to have on board, but how can you create one affordably? In this tutorial, you will learn how ...

  On March 30, 2017 / By Administrator
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  Installing Davits

  From modest coast hopping to offshore passage making, we all need to get ashore when anchored in that secluded bay, hidden estuary, or busy harbor, so having a ...

  On March 23, 2017 / By Administrator
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  How to Choose Line for Cruising Sailboats

  Kyle from APS shows you the choices for halyards, sheets and control lines, for cruising inshore, coastal and offshore boats to make it easier for you to find ...

  On February 23, 2017 / By Administrator
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  Dealing with Dirty Sails

  Among the many chores we’ve got ahead of us this winter, removing, and storing sails is one of them. This is also a good time to clean the ...

  On February 16, 2017 / By Administrator
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  Review of the Bruntons Sigma Drive

  Jon aboard Prism, a Hans Christian 33, talks about the reason he chose to try a Bruntons Sigma Drive, explains the installation and reviews the results after using ...

  On February 9, 2017 / By Administrator
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  How to Deal with Riding Turns on a Winch

  Riding turns always occur at the worst possible moment – here’s how to shift a riding turn from a winch. Sod’s Law states that you’ll only get a ...

  On January 19, 2017 / By Administrator
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  How to Reef While Sailing Downwind

  You don’t always want to have to come head-to-wind to reef. In this extract from his latest book, The Complete Ocean Skipper, Tom Cunliffe talks about how to ...

  On December 15, 2016 / By Administrator
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  Can You Have Too Many Zincs?

  Sacrificial anodes are used to protect a sailboat’s metal components from galvanic corrosion, a process during which more noble, cathodic metals like stainless steel cause less noble, anodic ...

  On December 1, 2016 / By Administrator