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Captain Curran's sailing blog: 40 foot visibility at Catalina Island
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Captain Curran's sailing blog. A collection of sailing adventures from Alaska to San Diego. June 13, 2015. 40 foot visibility at Catalina Island. Visibility at Catalina Island. Metamorphic tidal rocks looking out at the mooring balls. The visibility at Catalina stayed this quality the entire week. Maybe this can be attributed to the warmer waters this El Nino year? Even here in deeper waters - 200 feet, you can see this great pastel blue color to the ocean. Prickly pear cactus at Two Harbors. If you're t...
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Captain Curran's sailing blog: Solar panels for boats: an easy installation guide.
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Captain Curran's sailing blog. A collection of sailing adventures from Alaska to San Diego. October 6, 2014. Solar panels for boats: an easy installation guide. Marine solar panel installation. In this article, I provide simple instructions for mounting solar panels on sailboats or powerboats. Finally, while sailing north to Alaska, I fixed this problem by installing this basic, solar panel boat system. If you plan it right, you can have this finished in one weekend. Ok, a quick disclaimer. This is perfe...
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Captain Curran's sailing blog: Boating to the Farallon islands: sailing distance from San Francisco.
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Captain Curran's sailing blog. A collection of sailing adventures from Alaska to San Diego. July 14, 2015. Boating to the Farallon islands: sailing distance from San Francisco. Golden Gate Bridge out to the Farallon Islands. Sailing to Farallon Islands. Some boaters like to leave San Francisco on a slack tide, just as it's beginning to flood. If you leave in a max flood, make sure to stay near the North Coast for a back eddy, but watch for rough conditions in the Potato Patch, especially on an ebb ti...
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Captain Curran's sailing blog: For better or worse: Avalon harbor on Catalina Island is about to become 'Whatever, USA'
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Captain Curran's sailing blog. A collection of sailing adventures from Alaska to San Diego. May 28, 2015. For better or worse: Avalon harbor on Catalina Island is about to become 'Whatever, USA'. Jessica and I just arrived in Avalon Harbor on the beautiful Catalina Island. We're lucky enough to come out here on the tail end of Memorial Weekend. This way we get a heavy dose of people watching and then we can lean back in the cockpit and watch as the town empties out. What were all these workers bees doing?
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Captain Curran's sailing blog: Sailing over from LA to Avalon
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Captain Curran's sailing blog. A collection of sailing adventures from Alaska to San Diego. August 4, 2015. Sailing over from LA to Avalon. There is a lot I do not love about LA. I could fill a book writing about things I don't. Love about Los Angeles. But, the one thing that I will always love about the city of angels is that you can leave the docks midday, sail your boat from LA to Avalon and crack a beer just in time for sunset. Sailing from LA to Avalon is the best reason to live in Los Angeles.
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Captain Curran's sailing blog: Boating near LA
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Captain Curran's sailing blog. A collection of sailing adventures from Alaska to San Diego. July 31, 2015. LA can be a bit stressful. When you feel the walls closing in around you - you need to hit the escape button and get yourself on a boat. Fortunately there are a few options for boating near Los Angeles. Boating near Los Angeles. Live the sea-faring life without quitting your day job. Options for boating in and around Los Angeles. If you do love it - commit! You won't regret it. Sailing from San Dieg...
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Captain Curran's sailing blog: Boating to Catalina Island: distance from LA harbors
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Captain Curran's sailing blog. A collection of sailing adventures from Alaska to San Diego. January 11, 2015. Boating to Catalina Island: distance from LA harbors. Boating from LA to Catalina Island. Dana Point to Avalon: 33 miles (29 nautical miles). Dana Point to Two Harbors: 38 miles (33 nautical miles). Newport Beach to Avalon: 26 miles (23 nautical miles). Newport Beach to Two Harbors: 32 miles (28 nautical miles). Huntington Harbor to Avalon: 25 miles (22 nautical miles). Boating to Catalina Island.
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Captain Curran's sailing blog: Sailing from San Diego to Catalina Island: distance and time (Mission Bay, Oceanside, Dana Point, Avalon, Two Harbors)
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Captain Curran's sailing blog. A collection of sailing adventures from Alaska to San Diego. August 15, 2012. Sailing from San Diego to Catalina Island: distance and time (Mission Bay, Oceanside, Dana Point, Avalon, Two Harbors). Are you considering sailing from San Diego to Catalina Island? Here, I provide the distance and travel time for sailing to Catalina from San Diego (Mission Bay, Oceanside or Dana Point) to Catalina Island (Avalon or Two Harbors). Sailing from San Diego to Catalina Island. I plott...
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Building A Westsail 42: The Marelon vs Bronze Thruhull Debate
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Building A Westsail 42. From A Bare Hull. For the very latest activity, click here: From a Bare Hull. Heating and Air Conditioning. Wednesday, July 09, 2008. The Marelon vs Bronze Thruhull Debate. Search the Internet on this topic, and you will find all sorts of arguments. For those not in the know. Does make a "proper" flanged marelon seacock/seavalve. The difference in a "proper" seacock is the backing nut and ball valve are one and the flange, which bolts against the hull, provides more strength a...
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Building A Westsail 42: Main Cabin Portlights
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Building A Westsail 42. From A Bare Hull. For the very latest activity, click here: From a Bare Hull. Heating and Air Conditioning. Saturday, January 24, 2015. Before interior finish can reach full velocity, the final portlights in the main cabin must be installed. The original factory deadlights were custom by the factory, an odd size and are no longer available. We have been undecided how to proceed. Create our own? Have custom aluminum lights made by Diamond SeaGlaze. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
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