Desolation Sound and Princess
Louisa Inlet epitomize the ideal
destinations for first time cruisers in
the Pacific Northwest, given a time
allowance of 3-4 weeks. Your saltiest
Jessica Lundin
sailor neighbors are always eager to
climbs giant
share favorite oyster beds, intimate
driftwood
anchorages and amusing mishaps,
root in the
but there’s always lingering questions
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of how to handle some of the basic
challenges that you will undoubtedly
face on that first extended trip. So if
you’re new to the cruising world, read
on.
Know Your Boat Systems
The best things we did before
our trip was tackle our diesel and our
electrical system. For our boat, neither in many places. There’s only one way Anchoring with a Stern Tie
of these systems needed any major to deal with this, and that’s to take it Traveling north requires an
overhaul, but it was essential to learn as apart and restore the finish piece by efficient stern line system. Without a
much as possible about the respective piece. In doing this time-consuming simple drum of 300’ floating poly line,
technical aspects to keep us safe. Once work, I learned exactly how my cooling you’ll miss out on the wonders of the
you leave the cradle of your home system is plumbed, how the fuel best anchorages. You will also force
marina, you will most likely not slide system operates and other important yourself into limited or vulnerable
into another slip for the duration of components like the throttle linkage, situations if you intend to rely on
your journey. Self-reliance and system- thermostat, lubrication lines, etc. New swinging at anchor. Simply put, you’re
sustainability is key. gaskets and fluids gave piece of mind not in Liberty Bay anymore! You will be
With the help of Nigel Calder’s that we’d have a happy engine through reading close details of your charts to
Mechanical and Electrical Manual, I our journey. find the perfect depth pocket for your
installed a new bank of house batteries
and new starter battery to ensure we
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had the storage capacity to balance our
consumption. Then I confirmed our
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Changing filters often?
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heading for Alaska, Mexico or around the world,
electrical system performed perfectly
now is the time to filter your fuel & tank
well since we sparingly used the refer ... before trouble finds you ... out there!
while at anchor. If your boat has a
battery monitor, like the integrated
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much better view of the dance between
consumption and charging.
Then there’s the oft-neglected
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Disassemble the cooling system to
clean the heat exchanger, replace those
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