Most of the Caribbean basin is blessed and cursed with the east to west trade winds blowing year round. It is a blessing if you are sailing any direction but east. However, if you need to go east you...
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I used to love going on a sailing charter before we owned our own boat. Nothing is better than spending your days in the Caribbean or South Pacific sailing, diving, snorkeling, hiking, fishing and...
Scuba Tank Testing and Inspection: What’s Involved Plus Costs
Scuba tanks or dive cylinders manufactured of both aluminum and steel can corrode, experience immense forces, can crack and then fail. Failure is extremely rare, but it can occur and steps need to be...
Painting a scuba tank is very easy, in this simple step by step article I show you how you can easily and inexpensively paint a scuba tank. I own several scuba tanks that I purchased used from...
Starlink is a great solution for the modern cruiser. We have been using Starlink on our boat for about two years. My goal for this article is to give you some good information to make an informed...
The fuel consumption chart below shows your fuel burn rate, nautical miles per gallon or litre, and the range. This is for the dual Yanmar 57 horsepower engines that most people upgrade to when...