New 900 and 1,150hp Engines from Scania – Time to Repower
Scania Introduces 900 and 1,150 Horsepower Engines for the North American Pleasure Market with Class-Leading Power-to-Weight Ratio
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Dealing With Dirty Fuel
Bound for the Windward Islands from the Bahamas, perhaps via the Dominican Republic and the Mona Passage, you’ll often find the subject of dirty fuel at the top of the agenda over those keenly awaited sundowners. It was mid-March. We’d dawdled too long in George Town and on the pristine beaches of the Exumas…
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What Would You Do if Your Engine Failed?
A recent problem with our engine while in the middle of the shallowest and most coral-ridden areas in the Bahamas, forced us to sail without the help or convenience of our iron topsail. The problem has long since been resolved but this episode made us think and re-evaluate the way we sail. After we got over…
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The Crab Pot Conundrum
Put some crabs on the table and I’ll be first there with a mallet and bib. Steamed and spiced, hot from the galley, I savor every tasty morsel of this beautiful swimmer. So it would be hypocritical to denigrate the many crab pots of East Coast waters and the watermen who place them here. But…
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Engine Alignment: A Smoother Ride
A long time has passed since I moved up from Laser dinghies and Hobie Cats to my first little cruising boat, a Hurley 22, with crazed hatches, faded teak and, joy of joys, a smoky old inboard diesel. I polished and cleaned and fixed the sails, but I don’t think I worried much about engine alignment….
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Fish, Fruit and Heavy Metal
Caribbean fruit is a wonder to behold and most people visiting a local market for the first time are taken aback by the strange yet wonderful goodies on display. What are they? What do you do with them? Are they good for you? We challenged our senior writer Carol Bareuther, a registered dietitian who knows…
