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March 18, 2013 - 11:00am
Abandon Ship, Part Two: Leaving the Ship
-sea emergencies; you must consider all the variables. Loss of an engine 30 miles from shore is not the same ...
August 9, 2012 - 2:19pm
Uganda Passage
beautiful and impressive. The one-two-thee sound of the David B ’s antique engine’s exhaust ... ’d passed over the most shallow part of Uganda Passage, I heard the engine speed up a couple RPMs. I knew ...
September 27, 2012 - 10:05am
The Cold Wet Truth
for a day on the water. “Where are you going, Chris?” I yell. He shouts back over his engines, “Fishing!” I ...
July 24, 2012 - 10:17am
Worry Free Weather Routing
. Fortunately, new communications options have kept pace with improved boat and engine technology. The Internet ...
March 9, 2012 - 12:56pm
Rescue Me
medication was when he did not reappear from resetting the electronics circuit board in the engine room. I ...
May 19, 2011 - 1:10pm
Become A Better Yachtsman
it takes to make sure you inspect the essential equipment prior to departure, including engine oil, fuel ... alarm, but this was quickly dispelled by my chief engineer calmly saying, “Engine room temperatures ... in the engine room worked perfectly. We got the fire out, and although it reignited once, no one was hurt and we ...
October 3, 2007 - 4:11pm
Prepare Yourself
-explanatory: plan ahead to stay out of trouble. Don't, for example, set off in hurricane season. Have your engine ... -overboard procedure and launching the life raft. Even a task, such as checking the engine oil, that is so simple ... engine manufacturer to teach those basic skills.
For too many skippers, cruising is synonymous ...
July 26, 2010 - 11:50am
Offshore Safety Lessons
of things to come—the engine’s temperature was higher than normal. But why worry? We were finally underway ... running the engine for about 30 minutes to charge the batteries, it overheated and had to be shut down ... a secondary halyard, and with three of the crew still sick, I proceeded to troubleshoot the engine problem ...
October 3, 2007 - 4:11pm
Ground Rules
're assessing damage. Under normal running conditions, a marine engine transfers energy to the transmission ... an engine to stall, the energy is sent in the direction from which it came. If you were traveling quickly ... inspection of your engine and transmission. A mechanic should take oil samples and inspect the mounts ...
October 3, 2007 - 4:11pm
Coping with the Inevitable
with engine failure.
If it's better to be lucky than smart, then the question ... of engine failure, provides one of the most apt scenarios. Let's look at two cases involving vessels that lost engine power at critical moments and how situational awareness and foreshadowing contributed ...
June 3, 2010 - 11:56am
First Time in the Ocean?
filters? Check. Fuel tanks topped off ? Check. Back-up GPS? Check. Engine fluids? Check. Inspection ... you need to prepare your vessel before heading out.
I have a single diesel engine, so I am ... offshore.
Since few things can unsettle your nerves more than seeing your engine temperature rise when ...
December 22, 2009 - 4:23pm
How to Use Spring Lines Like an Expert
the slack with the engines in forward. Unless the pier is protected, fenders should protect your hull. Put ... the engine idling in reverse until you have the bow and stern lines secured. Some boats may need to use ... and stern lines and, with the engine idling in reverse (with twin engines, use the outboard engine), turn ...
October 1, 2009 - 11:17am
Old School
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Under The Hood
Check your engine fluids before every outing. This should become habit. Your piece of mind is improved and it's a lot easier adding coolant at the dock to a cool engine than on the water to a hot engine. And just because the yard serviced your boat before you picked it up, does not mean you ...
June 3, 2010 - 1:16pm
In the Face of Adversity
and the extremely close quarters. The engineer was sent down to turn on the second generator, dedicated to running ... dependent on 125 V AC supply—and had no bow thruster. Only the engines controls and gear controls, operated ... diameter on our starboard side. The engineer who had been just recently brought on, was unaware of our ...
October 3, 2007 - 4:11pm
Whatever Floats Your Boat
, white dials side by side in the engineroom, the black numbers indicating 13 hours exactly on each engine ... of flooding, he recommends having poly-ball fenders sized to fit your engine exhausts, particularly ... .
None of the tips I've discussed so far would have helped. I could hardly fit my hand between the engine ...
