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Water everywhere, but you can’t drink a drop of it | Cruise Under Sail

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Cruising tips and info. Water everywhere, but you can’t drink a drop of it. May 2, 2015. By Cruise Under Sail. Rainman desalinator can be fully self-contained, or run from ship’s power. We are having a ball discussing The Next Boat. Himself thinks we should have a desalinator. We love being independent of the shore so it makes sense. Flavour of the month is Rainman. I was interested to see the Powersurvivor. Tiny Powersurvivor fits almost anywhere, can also be used by hand in a survival situation. Betwee...

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The Next Boat – discussions are underway! | Cruise Under Sail

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Cruising tips and info. The Next Boat – discussions are underway! April 24, 2015. By Cruise Under Sail. Beluga Too at Middle Percy. Talisman dried out absolutely upright – at St Bees off Mackay. How to tame the Wide Bay Bar – in four easy steps →. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in:. Address never made public). You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. ( Log Out. You are commenting using your Twitter account. ( Log Out.

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To varnish – or not…to varnish? | Cruise Under Sail

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Cruising tips and info. To varnish or notto varnish? March 8, 2015. By Cruise Under Sail. The beach at Lizard Island. Perfect place for doing maintenance. That is the question I asked myself when I moved to the tropics. Talisman had a beautiful mahogany gunwale strip, teak toe rails, red cedar handrails, and a laminated tiller. And that was only on the outside. A wise friend kept telling me to paint over it all, but no way! Then I found myself at that cruiser’s Mecca, Lizard Island. Did I snorkel? Well, ...

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How to tame the Wide Bay Bar – in four easy steps | Cruise Under Sail

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Cruising tips and info. How to tame the Wide Bay Bar – in four easy steps. April 26, 2015. By Cruise Under Sail. Get it right, and your crossing will be smooth sailing. 8211; If you haven’t been out of Moreton Bay for a while, or at all, ensure your seasickness regime is tested and ready. Mooloolaba to Double Island Point is not the place to find out your seasick pills make you sleepy, or don’t work. Cruising the Coral Coast. Queensland cruiser’s ‘bible’. Set off if the swell is up. Your schedule wil...

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What can low-budget cruisers handle better than well-funded types? | Cruise Under Sail

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Cruising tips and info. What can low-budget cruisers handle better than well-funded types? June 7, 2015. By Cruise Under Sail. Dharma has done the miles. This is a pretty average-looking boat, right? Not exactly what most of us have in mind for our next cruising boat…. She was in the King George River, seeing the same sights as the expensive yachts, and considerably more sights than the folks who were tied to work, saving up for their six-figure yacht purchase and dreaming of freedom. So I climbed up wit...

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The engine question | Cruise Under Sail

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Cruising tips and info. March 15, 2015. By Cruise Under Sail. Summer Haze arriving at Egret Reef, off Cooktown. Engine free compact cruiser for one. I notice a fair bit of discussion on other forums about the merits or otherwise of going engine-free. While I would not encourage anyone to take this option you must come to this decision entirely on your own as someone who chose to sail engine-free I would like to make two points:. Talisman leaving Townsville’s Breakwater Marina. Even without taking the dra...

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Cruise Under Sail | Cruise Under Sail

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Cruising tips and info. Author Archives: Cruise Under Sail. January 2, 2016. By Cruise Under Sail. Choosing for Cruising the grey nomad option. You may remember me rabbiting on about our next cruising boat a while ago. At that stage we were looking for shoal draft, space, live-ability and affordability. Which, in the absence of shoal draft monohulls, pointed to catamaran, catamaran, catamaran and small catamaran. If you haven’t read Wind in the Willows, you can do so here. We liked the spacious living ar...

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From Dream to Reality. How to encourage your partner into the cruising lifestyle | Cruise Under Sail

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Cruising tips and info. From Dream to Reality. How to encourage your partner into the cruising lifestyle. May 9, 2015. By Cruise Under Sail. Drinks at sunset – part of the cruising dream. What’s in it for them when they are happy to continue their present comfortable lifestyle? A sympathetic, perceptive introduction will enhance their odds of embracing the lifestyle. If their expectations of romantic sunsets, champagne, and seafood banquets clash with the reality of limited personal space, rolly anchorag...