We are still in the Sassafras River watching hurricane Dorian. Jim has not had a chance to test the second hand Air Line hookah he purchased at Bacon Sails recently so today we checked it out. Bacon Sails is a semi-famous Annapolis establishment that consigns pre-owned boat equipment. While Jim was there consigning Renegade’s old sails and anchors he ran across the Air Line, made a low ball offer and purchased the unit. We have been looking at getting one of these hookahs new for situations where we foul the prop, anchor or to make hull cleaning less a chore. We used it around an hour to clean the bottom and it worked great.
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Today we start our trip northward. The plan is to stop at the Sassafras River tonight and proceed through the Chesapeake & Delaware Canal early Sunday to catch the eastbound current. As…
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Renegade has a two queen bed stateroom layout with one room forward and the other rear starboard. The port rear has a head with shower and engine room access. The middle going…
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Renegade has three watertight compartments, lets look at the ends- bow and engine room. The bow compartment can be accessed by a deck hatch or watertight door. This room has the anchor…
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Deck A flat deck or a coach roof skinny enough to allow plenty of walking space is desired. In addition, you want enough room on the foredeck to place your dinghy for…
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Cockpit Boats are either rear cockpit or center cockpit. The center cockpit gives more room below but its design will push the boom higher up the mast. Rear cockpits allow for a…
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Access Having the ability to access the boats many systems is important for liveaboard cruisers. The yacht designer Steve Dashew once stated “90% of maintenance is access”. Having a dedicated mechanical space…
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Stability Most cruisers do not place hull stability high on their list of design priorities in observing what consumers are currently buying. We admit we initially did not prioritize stability when researching…
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Monohull design considerations Construction There are two primary construction methods for sailboats: Glass reinforced plastic (GRP) and aluminum. We guess we would always be worried if an aluminum boat was grounded correctly…
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Introduction For your reading pleasure, I have attempted to assemble some decision points and related data in the search for an offshore cruising boat capable of a circumnavigation. Boat designs are a…