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Category Archives: Products We Like
Sometimes it IS a Coincidence!
The Rules One of the first rules of troubleshooting a complex system is: “There are no coincidences.” The rational here is that if multiple symptoms appear at the same time, they always have a common cause, because that is just … Continue reading
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Product Review: Fujinon TechnoStabi TSX1440 Binoculars
Let’s get right to the heart of the matter: If you are looking for a Christmas present for your favorite sailor, or just to gift to give to your boat: Fujinon TSX1440 binoculars are awesome. They are good for ALMOST … Continue reading
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Tagged Adventure travel, Amel, Amel 53, Amel Sailboats, Amel Super Maramu, Bill Kinney, Binocular Review, Blue Water Sailing, Caribbean, Cruising, Documentary, Fujinon TSX1440, Harmonie, Islands, Karen Smith, Ketch, Liveaboard, Maramu, S/V Harmonie, Sailboat, Sailboat Cruising, Sailing, Super Maramu, Travel, Travel Documentary, Yacht, Yachting
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Changes…
Amel owners, as a group, are highly suspicious of changes to design decisions made by the builder. This is a good thing, as a rule, because almost all of the decisions made by Amel in the design and construction of … Continue reading
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Tagged AC Power, Amel, Amel 53, Amel Sailboats, Amel Super Maramu, Bill Kinney, Blue Water Sailing, Cruising, DC Generator, Documentary, Generator, Harmonie, Karen Smith, Ketch, Liveaboard, Maramu, Off grid power, Onan, S/V Harmonie, Sailboat, Sailboat Cruising, Sailing, Super Maramu, Travel, Travel Documentary, Victron, Whisper Power, Yacht, Yachting
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Keeping the Water Out
When tied to a dock for an extended period it is really handy to connect the local city water supply to directly to your boat, and bypass the tanks. It is convenient, no running out of water in the middle … Continue reading
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Tagged Adventure travel, Amel, Amel 53, Amel Sailboats, Amel Super Maramu, Blue Water Sailing, Cruising, dock water connection, Documentary, Harmonie, Ketch, Liveaboard, Maramu, Plumbing, S/V Harmonie, Sailboat, Sailboat Cruising, Sailing, Super Maramu, Travel, Travel Documentary, Yacht, Yachting
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2019 Harmonie Service Awards
You will (almost!) never read here bad things about a business we have had dealings with. We prefer to say nothing if we have nothing good to say. On the other hand, there really are some great businesses out there … Continue reading
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Tagged Adventure travel, Amel, Amel 53, Amel Sailboats, Amel Super Maramu, Best Vendors, Bill Kinney, Everglades Diesel, Fort Lauderdale, Harmonie, Karen Smith, Ketch, Liveaboard, P&S Yacht Services, S/V Harmonie, Sailboat, Sailboat Cruising, Sailing, Super Maramu, Transmission Marine Inc., Travel, Travel Documentary, Yacht, Yachting
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More Great Stuff
It’s time once again to update our list of really cool stuff for a cruising sailboat. All these are things we love, and most of them we use every day. If you buy them through the links here we get … Continue reading
Anchors, New, Newer, Newest
I have written before about anchoring techniques, now a bit more about the equipment involved. In the last 30 years anchors for cruising boats have undergone a huge generational shift. The “go-to” anchor in 1990 was the CQR Plow, or … Continue reading
A Crappy Problem with a Solution.
You learn all kinds of things when you have a cruising sailboat. You are away from basic services, so you have to be your own electric company, your own water company, your own sewage company, among many other things. Today … Continue reading
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More good stuff…
We got a lot of positive feedback from our last postings of things that worked well for us on the boat, and had requests for more. In general, my guideline here is to only talk about things we like, use, … Continue reading
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10 Things that Belong on Every Boat–Part Three
This is the third and final installment of my “10 Things” list. You can check out Part One for Books, and Part Two for Maintenance Products. This category is a bit of a challenge. I was thinking that it would … Continue reading
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