Since my Sea Spirit Passagemaker 60 is built for ocean-crossing, I’ve been looking a little more deeply into satellite communications, as mentioned in my previous post.
BGAN is the least expensive of the satellite Internet systems in terms of equipmen…
Wow, there are a lot of satellite Internet options out there. I’ve been looking at mini-VSAT, which seems to be the only “unmetered” Internet solution for offshore. Unmetered means that while the speed of data is fixed, the amount can be as much or as …
Wow, there are a lot of satellite Internet options out there. I’ve been looking at mini-VSAT, which seems to be the only “unmetered” Internet solution for offshore. Unmetered means that while the speed of data is fixed, the amount can be as much or as …
We’ve owned Sea Spirit for almost exactly three months now, having bought her more or less unexpectedly in the middle of August. Even back then, we knew that our first “big” trip together would start in January, so we had plenty of time for learning an…
We’ve owned Sea Spirit for almost exactly three months now, having bought her more or less unexpectedly in the middle of August. Even back then, we knew that our first “big” trip together would start in January, so we had plenty of time for learning an…
The teak got de-varnished, and it now has a completely different look and feel to it — much more natural, and too our liking. Originally, after stripping the varnish off, we wanted to leave it au natural, and we still do. Actually, in the rain, they s…
The teak got de-varnished, and it now has a completely different look and feel to it — much more natural, and too our liking. Originally, after stripping the varnish off, we wanted to leave it au natural, and we still do. Actually, in the rain, they s…
There is a small amount of remedial work needed to get Sea Spirit into the perfect working condition I prefer for all my possessions. One of those work items is to deal with some teak cap rail areas where the manufacturer (who owned the boat for the tw…
There is a small amount of remedial work needed to get Sea Spirit into the perfect working condition I prefer for all my possessions. One of those work items is to deal with some teak cap rail areas where the manufacturer (who owned the boat for the tw…
With my ownership of our new boat now pending, my first task was to make sure the boat was in good hands for the remainder of the hurricane season. Originally, we were looking for boats in Seattle, with an eye to buying something late this year, and sp…
