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May 21, 2013
by Michael Robertson
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Michael Robertson

Here's my wife, the magician, at her nav station. "How have you gotten weather info previously?" some might ask. The answer is that since we started, we've nearly always had internet access available, at least prior to beginning a passage, and we've simply come this far by the grace of www.passageweather.com, and the buoy data at http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/ --we've infrequently relied exclusively on VHF-broadcast weather, even when available.

Now even though this is like black magic to the crew of Del Viento, I totally acknowledge that receiving weather faxes via short-wave radio is absolutely nothing to most other cruisers--basic, basic stuff.

April 16, 2013
by Ed Sherman
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It's spring, its in the low 50's here in RI and that means its time to start getting the boat ready for the summer.

January 3, 2013
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Ed Sherman shares troubleshooting tips for using a portable generator on a boat equipped with an ELCI device installed at the shore power inlet.

October 2, 2012
by Michael Robertson
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Michael Robertson

My cable splice. Only Furuno seems to make stand-alone monitor/antennae packages and I see the blue and white Furuno name on all of the commercial fishing boats. I decided on the 1715 and paid about $1,800.

It’s cheaper to do it yourself, but is the hassle worth it?

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