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December 18, 2012

The Reel

by Michael Robertson
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Michael Robertson

Most of the reels use either floating polypropylene or flat webbing, few use nylon three-strand. Seems to me that polypropylene would provide comparatively little strength or chafe resistance.

To Michael Robertson, a reel on the stern indicates a serious sailor—an extreme cruiser.

December 4, 2012

My LED Trick

by Michael Robertson
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Michael Robertson

Three identical lights sharing a power source. From left to right: no tape, three layers of tape, one layer of tape.

So I’ve been playing around with LED lights, and I discovered something. I don’t know how useful it is, or whether it will diminish the life of the bulb, or cause a fire, but that is all beside the point.

December 3, 2012

Sort of the Same, but Slower

by Michael Robertson
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Michael Robertson

This is Del Viento's new covered wagon look, at least while at anchor or at the dock. It keeps the cockpit dry in the rain and will keep the boat cool in the Mexican sun. It is a Shadetree awning passed down to us from our friends aboard Dreamweaver, who got it from our friends aboard Principia. It gusted 40 knots in the marina a couple days after we set it up and it did remarkably well.

While many aspects of a "stationary" cruising life are the same as regular life, mornings aboard Del Viento are never a mad scramble, the days are never a pressure cooker.

November 20, 2012

Insulation

by Michael Robertson
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Michael Robertson
Frances prefers the newspaper not be only black and white. Life goes on in the main cabin despite condensation issues. Affected mostly are the lockers and sleeping areas.

The Robertsons find that life aboard in the wintertime is more damp than they expected.

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