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Products We’ve Tried and Loved This Cruising Season

11/23/2019

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   One thing I've got to say about Fidalgo Yacht Club: We're always trying out new products in order to make our extended cruises easier, safer, and more fun (i.e., less problems).  
   Here's a small array of products we tried this past cruising season in the Pacific Northwest, and we recommend them to you. If you try them, let us know what you think. We'd love to hear from you.
   First off, there's the:

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New Shore Power: Preparing Your Boat to Avoid ELCI Problems

4/22/2019

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PictureFidalgo Yacht Club, Anacortes, Washington. Gateway to the San Juan Islands. Preparing boat to avoid ELCI problems.
Fidalgo Yacht Club, Anacortes, Washington. Gateway to the San Juan Islands. Preparing boat to avoid ELCI problems. Leonard Landon, Lorena Landon
FYC members Lorena and Leonard Landon are co-managing editors of Waggoner Cruising Guide. They travel the Inside Passage in their Defever, Got d' Fever.
by Leonard Landon
Co-Managing Editor, Waggoner Cruising Guide

If you don’t already have Equipment Leakage Circuit Interrupter (ELCI) protection onboard your boat, you will want to read this article and learn how ELCI devices can make for safer boating and discover the various solutions available to meet the requirements of this American Boat and Yacht Council (ABYC) standard.

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Things I Learned While Fixing My Boat's Fuel Leak

4/16/2019

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Fixing Fuel Leak, Fidalgo Yacht Club, Anacortes, Washington. Gateway to the San Juan Islands. Fixing fuel leak on boat. Picture
Dale Miller. Fidalgo Yacht Club, Anacortes, Washington. Gateway to the San Juan Islands. Fixing fuel leak on boat.
Dale Miller cruises the Inside Passage with his wife Linda on Silly Goose, their NorthPacific 43.
PART 1

Discovering the Fuel Leak


I had just completed my filter changes on Silly Goose for the generator and the Cummins when I  noticed a little diesel fuel spilled on the floor of the engine room.  

I wiped it up but noticed that it was at the edge of the checker plate flooring . So I thought to be prudent I would pull up the plate and make sure some hadn't dripped below.  

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Going to the Dark Side

3/17/2019

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Fidalgo Yacht Club, Anacortes, Washington. Gateway to the San Juan Islands.
Bill and Susanna Epler recently traded Cormorant, their O'Day 35 in for Mora, a Nordic Tug 32. Naturally, the conversation continues.
She says: Why? Because it is warmer and drier in a cruiser than on a sailboat! It’s also lighter and roomier!

That said, there are things about a sailboat that I love which you don't get on a cruiser. For example,

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Cooking Silly: Cooking for a Long Cruise on Silly Goose

2/24/2019

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Fidalgo Yacht Club, Anacortes, Washington. Gateway to the San Juan Islands. Linda and Dale Miller. Silly Goose.
Fidalgo Yacht Club, Anacortes, Washington. Gateway to the San Juan Islands. Linda and Dale Miller. Silly Goose.
Linda and Dale Miller
Guest blogger and Fidalgo YC member Linda Miller shares a day of cooking for Silly Goose adventures.
The recent snowstorm gave us the opportunity to use our new Mealthy Pot to create delicious meals in preparation for our trip to Alaska this year.
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Here's what we made:

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Go-To Meals for Long Cruises

2/22/2019

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Fidalgo Yacht Club, Anacortes, Washington. Gateway to the San Juan Islands. What we eat on long cruises.
When embarking on a long cruise, there will be days when there’s no choice but to make a long passage. After all, for these types of trips, when the going gets good, the good get going. But at the end of one of these passages, after the boat’s secured, and everyone is tired and probably famished, what’s for dinner (or lunch)?  
We asked five admirals how they prepare for these times. Here’s what we learned:

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6 Captains and Mates: 5 Things We Can’t Live Without on Our Boat

2/22/2019

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Every boat owner has a mental list of things he or she just can’t live without while on a cruise. Some things are personal and provide comfort. For others, they focus on things that keep them safe and mobile.
We asked six boaters and their spouses what five things they just cannot live without. Some things will surprise you, while other things will have you nodding in agreement. Have a read:

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Solving Those Pesky Communication Problems

2/22/2019

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Fidalgo Yacht Club, Anacortes, Washington. Gateway to the San Juan Islands. Solving Communications problems on a boat.
Once your boat leaves the dock, one of your primary safety elements is good communication with the rest of our surrounding world: marinas, coast guards, ships, family, work, your boat mechanic, etc.
 
We asked six captains about three communication problems they’ve solved. Here’s what they told us.

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6 Captains On: Why I Love My Anchor for PNW Cruising

2/22/2019

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Fidalgo Yacht Club, Anacortes, Washington. Gateway to the San Juan Islands. Why I love my anchor
Anchoring is a must if you’re cruising the Pacific Northwest. Especially if you venture north into Desolation Sound and beyond, where marinas are fewer and farther apart.

We asked six captains from our club what anchor they use and why they love it. Here’s what they told us:  

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Our Top Reasons for Why We Go to SE Alaska

2/14/2019

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Inside Scoop Blog. Fidalgo Yacht Club, Anacortes, Washington. Gateway to the San Juan Islands. Crusising SE Alaska.
Bonni Nutter. Inside Scoop Blog. Fidalgo Yacht Club, Anacortes, Washington. Gateway to the San Juan Islands. Crusising SE Alaska.
Bonni Nutter has written this blog post. Visit her blog and website, The Galley Gal. She and her husband Norm travel the Inside Passage on New Adventure, Pacific Mariner 65.
by Bonni Nutter

This summer we spent four months traveling to Alaska and we are planning to go again in 2020.  This was our second trip to Alaska and there are many reasons for going and spending the summer. 

We spent most of our time around Sitka, and we had guests up to join us four times during the summer.  Our furthest point north was Hoonah, Alaska, and a big highlight of the trip was our time at Anan Wildlife Observatory in Wrangle.  Most of our time was spent on the hook.

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    Fidalgo Yacht Club is best known as a cruising club, whose members share a passion for boats, the Pacific Northwest inland waterways, and a sense of comradery.  Safe boat handling is a priority.  Summer will find us on the water from Anacortes to SE Alaska.  Wintertime we gather together in our clubhouse to gather knowledge from dinner speakers and educational “bar chats”.   We cruise and learn together and welcome new members whether a seasoned mariner or first-time boater.

    A quarter of our membership has made the trek from Anacortes to SE Alaska, often multiple times. Half of us have cruised north of Cape Caution, and almost all of us have cruised the Broughtons. All these cruises were either solo or in small groups.
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