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February 4, 2013

At Long Last

by Michael Robertson
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Michael Robertson

The bread is always a 50-50 mix of whole wheat and unbleached white flour. But to each loaf I add things such as seeds and rosemary. This loaf has oats and  ground flax meal in it.

I took over bread-making duty about six months ago and sometime this past month, I realized...I had arrived.

January 28, 2013

The Grim Teacher

by Michael Robertson
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Windy Robertson

The girls with their fear monger papa in the background. They donned their goggles and are showing their displeasure with the onions I'm chopping in the galley--
drama, drama, drama.

Liveaboard families often discover that there's a fine line between teaching kids safety near the water—and just freaking them out.

January 25, 2013

Is Charger Mounted Over Battery Bad?

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Last week's dirty battery post raised a good comment from reader Mike. Basically he was questioning whether the blue case visible at the top of the photo was a battery charger and if so, he was commenting that it is not a good thing. Good eye Mike! You are right, at least based on ABYC Standard A-31 which is pretty clear about mounting battery chargers and other equipment directly over a battery. To quote directly from the standard: "To avoid corrosive fumes, battery chargers, inverters and ...
January 23, 2013

Dirty Battery Causes Discharge

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Can a dirty battery create problems on my boat?   Dusty, dirty batteries can cause accelerated self discharge. The battery you see in the photo above is somewhat vulnerable to accelerated self-discharge if the dust and sawdust you can see on it's top surface gets moist. In a general sense today, new batteries are far less susceptible to self-discharge, especially via their case tops. This all has a lot to do with the case materials being made of smooth, plastic materials versus gooey tar ...
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