TweetIn the old days, you used barometers, and GRIB files, and listened to SSB and VHF weather reports to round the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa. Now there is just so much more to aid a sailor. We used PredictWind Offshore for planning the trip when we… Click here for full post: […] More
TweetCoppercoat and Propspeed Update The post Coppercoat And Propspeed -Success or Failure? What Worked, What Didn’t? appeared first on Where is SV Brick House? . Click here for full post: http://whereisbrickhouse.com/2020/04/16/coppercoat-and-propspeed-success-or-failure-what-worked-what-didnt/ Youtube: Patrick Childress Sailing More
We look at the options for how to heat a boat..and we decide on a Cubic Mini Woodstove. The reasons we didn’t choose other options for heating a boat, and why we chose a wood stove. The post Options for Heating a Boat -Why we Chose a Cubic Mini Wood Click here for full post: […] More
Okay okay I’m officially way over a year behind on my posts. Since leaving Tonga to do a travel nursing assignment and then moving to New Zealand to work full time and have the kids in school, I have to be honest, blogging hasn’t been at the top of my Click here for full post: […] More
We apply Coppercoat Antifouling on our Sailboat, but we didn’t follow the Coppercoat application instructions. Will our application fail? The post UPDATE: Our Coppercoat Application…Disaster or Success? appeared first on Where is SV Brick House? . Click here for full post: http://whereisbrickhouse.com/2020/01/30/coppercoat-application/ Youtube: Patrick Childress Sailing More
TweetWondering what to buy for the Sailor on your shopping List? Here are a twelve Ideas for the sailor on your list…click any of them for more information, to order, or for some other ideas! Remember, if the sailors on your list may be full time cruisers, they only… Click here for full post: […] More
[embedded content] Boating and boat life is about freedom and getting away from the constraints of city life. However when we take our floating home into a city, things take a turn for the worse. This week in our canal boat life series, we’re passing through the centre of Toulouse, Click here for full post: […] More
TweetCleaning a sailboat Hull, underwater, and the tools that you need: Cruisers around the world have different ways of cleaning their hull. Different tools, different process, and techniques. But how do the professionals do it? The ones who are paid to do it and want to do it quickly and… Click here for full post: […] More
TweetAre you re-rigging your sailboat? I always smile when someone says they have recently redone all their rigging. That means the wire rigging, maybe even the staylock or Norseman fittings and swages, right? Maybe they even had a world renown and/or highly recommended professional rigger do it all, for complete… Click here for full post: […] More
[embedded content] Boating and boat life is about freedom and getting away from the constraints of city life. However when we take our floating home into a city, things take a turn for the worse. This week in our canal boat life series, we’re passing through the centre of Toulouse, Click here for full post: […] More
Tweet It is actually extremely rare that a whale intentionally sinks a sailboat. But an accidental collision with a whale can leave a sailboat damaged and cause the loss of its rudder. It does seem though, that there is an increase in incidences of sailboats hitting whales. Part of that… Click here for full post: […] More
TweetLily was our boat cat. We got her when she was barely 8 weeks old, and the boat has always been her home. She was afraid on land. She liked it best when we were underway and flying fish were presenting themselves to her for dinner. She liked standing on… Click here for full post: […] More