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November 26, 2012

Ambassador Me

by Michael Robertson
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Michael Robertson

Windy and I aboard Del Viento, under sail in the Strait of Juan de Fuca, stradling the border between the U.S. and Canada.

I thought Canada was the 51st state. No, not literally. But I did think living here would be nearly indistinguishable from life in the United States. It ain’t so.

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.

November 16, 2012

More On Lower Amperage Use

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  One of our readers, Rick, sent in an interesting query regarding last week's post on The Appetite for Amps Goes Down. To quote Rick: "Good article Ed. One thing I'd like to know about these units too is the start-up current they draw. I'm likely to be using a Honda EU2000i portable generator and would like to size the AC accordingly. I do believe there are "soft start" gadgets to get these types of loads up and running without tripping the breaker on the genny". Well to Rick's question ...
November 14, 2012

Getting Around

by Michael Robertson
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Michael Robertson

On foot along Victoria's downtown streets.

Now immersed Victoria city life, but with no car and no car to borrow, we are reaffirming our pleasure of being unencumbered by an automobile.

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