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Something to seriously think about. I am underway right now in the Sea of Cortez. It is 86 F outside, and 110F in my engine room right...

Any service can have problems, and startlink is not immune. Looking at the boats that come in to my marina in Mexico, large and more...

Agreed! Here is a great for example. This year we decided to stay throughout hurricane season here in La Paz. But... We did not do it...

Startlink has changed everything. While at sea our cell phones work as normal.

In general the calmest months are the first part of fall/winter November-December, which corresponds with the end of hurricane season...

As far as your skiff, you will need to be able to drag your skiff out of the surf. If you have a wonderful center console RIB, leave it...

In the northern section San Quentin is by far the most secure anchorage, Punta Baja is OK. From there you really want to make the run...

You are entirely correct. a SD boat is a planing hull with too small engines to really efficiently plane. They do generally include a...

Good morning Steve I get between 1.75 and 2.0 NMPG total fuel burn at hull speed. Sorry for any confusion.

I made the exact same trip solo that you are contemplating. The only exception is that I started a bit north of you, maybe 1800 miles...

You'll pick up work in marinas popular with cruisers, just being part of the community. My son is doing the same thing you are...

If you do that you will be defeating the purpose of the electro-scan. The electro-scan kills 99%+ of the bacteria, etc... But not all...

I have a jabsco waterpuppy pump mounted in the engine room with two hoses attached. It serves as my utility pump to clean up messes...

An easy, relatively inexpensive addition to many hulls is something called "Rolling Chocks" or "Bilge Keels" These are fins or keels if...

I live natural looking wood, and Mexico is the home to a very beautiful wood name Parota. Here is the new salon table I just got installed.