Something for the Cruiser Friends
Posted on Tue 25 March 2014 in Gear
America's Cup 34
Posted on Mon 30 September 2013 in Destinations - San Francisco
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Dawn and I were at home in Honolulu watching the America's Cup on YouTube on the day they tied the race up forcing a final deciding race. We booked a last minute flight to San Francisco to watch the race and were not disappointed! Team USA …
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You either get it or you don't
Posted on Sat 14 September 2013 in Uncategorized
New Videos
Posted on Wed 14 August 2013 in Video
I uploaded some new videos from last summer's RV road trip and one of Dawn on her SUP in La Cruz.
https://www.youtube.com/user/DeepPlayaSV/videos
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Aloha from Kaka'Ako Honolulu, Hawai'i
Posted on Thu 30 May 2013 in Destinations - Hawaii
We've been in Hawai'i for about three weeks now and we're settling in quite nicely. Originally we landed in Waikiki to a place we had setup to be in for a month as a launching pad to check out neighborhoods and find an apartment. After about 10 days though we …
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sv Deep Playa Final Route
Posted on Mon 01 April 2013 in Route Summary
This image is from ShipTrak.org. It shows all the times I logged our position via AirMail while we were out cruising.
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Best Systems: Spectra Capehorn Extreme Watermaker
Posted on Fri 29 March 2013 in Buying Guide, Systems - Watermaker
I'm going to write a few post about some of the projects and systems we loved the most on the boat and less about things we didn't use as much as we thought or wish we had done differently. To kick this off, let's brag about our watermaker.
Our Spectra …
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Pearson 424 Hull #152's New Owners Natasha and Owen
Posted on Fri 29 March 2013 in For Sale, Pearson 424
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Natasha and Own are the new owners of Pearson 424 Hull #152, now christened as sv Wine-O Rhino.
Fair winds and Following Seas to both of you and your new boat!
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Punta de Mita is live on NoonSite.com
Posted on Fri 01 February 2013 in Destinations - Mexico
As we were coming down the coast, I was pretty appalled at the lack of "free" content about where to go, what to do, etc. There are some great cruiser guides you can buy, but even the brand new one is out of date because of how quickly things change …
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V-Drives Rattle By Design
Posted on Thu 31 January 2013 in Systems - Engine
\ Just wanted to make sure this got into the world.
Walter Gear V-Drive, they make noise when running at idle. Walter Gear says this is normal right in the manual.
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