In How To Remove Yanmar 3JH2E Heat Exchanger, Step-by-Step with Photos, reader John M brought up the orientation of the core assembly within the heat exchanger. There are three things to consider to properly place the core assembly.
The idea of the Swiss cheese model, put forth by James T. Reason, is that there’s a number of steps between events and an undesirable outcome… multiple opportunities or defenses to avoid a poor outcome, in other words.
While sailing offshore, forecasts, NOAA synoptic charts, and other weather information can be accessed through an Iridium GO.
However, on a couple notable occasions, the forecasts—even when just hours ahead—differed significantly from real conditions.
This made me want better access to actual observations. Until now, I did not have a solution for this while offshore outside of the U.S.
This is a follow-up to How To Remove Yanmar 3JH2E Heat Exchanger, Step-by-Step with Photos.
Hopefully you never find yourself in a position where you need to replace your heat exchanger . But if you do, firstly, I’m sorry! Secondly, hopefully this article will help ease your pain.
Over the years, NOAA/NDBC buoy data has been instrumental in my weather- and condition-related decision-making processes.
These buoys offer near-real-time information about actual wind and sea state. Knowing the actual conditions where you’ll be sailing is immensely useful.
Recently I was wondering… Is this buoy data available offshore?
There’s an almost limitless number of criteria to consider when planning an extended world cruise in a sailboat. Some considerations have more, or larger, ramifications than others.
I’ve been excited about the possibilities for the Vesper Cortex ever since first hearing about it. It just makes so much sense to combine VHF and AIS in one unit.
Inspired by a section in Heavy Weather Sailing by Peter Bruce, I decided to see what sea climate maps were available online, so I could include them in my collection of cruising resources.
Before deciding to do my own standing rigging using compression terminals like Hayn Hi-Mod or Sta-Lok, I did a ton of research… Watching videos, reading online articles and discussions, reading manuals and literature.
The experience of actually building new standing rigging, however, revealed several lessons which were rarely mentioned nor given proper emphasis for importance.
I’ve collected these lessons here for your benefit, dear reader.