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Files on Our Website
Links to information we frequently reference
Last Updated:
04/19/2013
| Pacific Compendiums & etc | Ecuador Info | Sea Clear Notes | Our Articles |
| HF & SSB Radio Installation | Engine Info | Winch Reference |
Pacific Ocean Cruising Guides & Information Useful? Buy Us A Beer
Compendiums: Collection of useful tidbits from other cruisers, our own experiences, and various online sources. Valuable updates to old (but still very useful) cruising guides.
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South Pacific Cruising Information |
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The Marquesas
Compendium Rev E |
600 K | Last Upd March 18, 2013 | |
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The Tuamotus
Compendium Rev L.3 |
2 MB | Still being updated! Last Upd Oct 28, 2012 |
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The Societies Compendium - Rev C.3 |
950K | Getting more complete, still being updated. Upd August 3, 2012 | |
| Mr. John's Guide to French Polynesia | 900K | Last Updated Dec 2008 | |
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French Polynesia
Guide for Yachts in English by Papeete Port Authority |
13 MB | 2011/12 version | |
| Moorea PGEM Anchoring Restrictions Map | 2 MB | 2005 Version | |
| The Cooks Samoas Compendium (Including Niue) - Rev B.5b | 741K | Getting more complete, still being updated. Upd Nov 25, 2012 | |
| Mr. John's Guide to The Dangerous Middle | 4Mb | Covers the Cook Islands and Niue Last Updated Feb 2009 |
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| The Tonga
Compendium - Rev B.7 |
1.2MB | Getting more complete, still being updated. Upd Nov 30, 2012 | |
| Mr. John's Guide to Tonga | 14Mb | Last Updated Sep 2010 | |
| The Fiji Compendium - Rev B.3 | 3.3Mb | More updates
Google Earth Charts Updated April 20, 2013 |
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| Fiji Marine Guide 2013 Edition | 11Mb | From Yacht Help Fiji | |
| Fiji Shores and Marina Guide 2013 | 30Mb | From Fiji Marinas | |
| Mr. John's Guide to Fiji | 4Mb | Last Updated June 2011 | |
| Carpe Diem / Spindrift Guide to Vanua Levu | 7Mb | Old, but the best guide for seeing the N coast of Vanua Levu | |
| The Fiji-to-Marshalls Compendium Rev A.1 |
700K | Fairly complete until we go there! Includes Wallis, Futuna, Rotuma, Tuvalu, Kiribati (Tarawa & nearby atolls) Updated Mar 21, 2013 |
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| Mr. John's Guide to Kiribati | 14Mb | Includes Rotuma, Tuvalu, and Gilbert Islands of Kiribati. Last Updated June 2011 | |
| Pacific Crossing Considerations and Options (SSCA Article) | Last Updated Nov 06, 2010 | ||
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Pacific Cruising Strategies (Latitude 38 Article) |
590 K | Article on options for crossing the Pacific and seeing as much as possible | |
| Understanding South Pacific Weather | htm | 2k |
Everything we know about South Pacific Weather -
Links to useful wx info Last Updated Feb 14, 2011 |
| Jim Corenman's Letters from the South Pacific | 650 K | (Published in Latitude 38 in the late 1990's, but still relevant) Great info, especially the part on South Pacific Weather | |
| Tuamotus Tide/Current Guestimator | zip (Excel) |
160 K | Last Upd January 2011 |
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North Pacific Cruising Information |
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| Mr. John's Guide to the Marshall Islands | 14Mb | Last Updated Nov 2011 | |
| The Marshall Islands Compendium | Coming soon!! | ||
| The Hawaii Compendium - Rev A.6 | 240K | Still rough around the edges, but lots of useful
information Last Upd April 19, 2011 |
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| Ecuador Cruiser's Guide (includes the Galapagos) | 740 K | Last Upd Apr 4, 2010 | |
| La LIbertad Port Guide | 160 K | Last Upd Nov 28, 2009 | |
| La Libertad Port Guide - Convenient Booklet Version | 160 K | Last Upd Nov 28, 2009 | |
| Extending Your Visa in Ecuador | 76 K | Last Upd Nov 28, 2009 | |
| Name | Format | Size | Comments |
| Helping Sea Clear to Find Your Charts | txt | 2 K | |
| Making Your Own Sea Clear Charts | txt | 2 K |
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Our Articles in Various Publications
| Florida Keys Reefs & Anchorages (2006) | 139 K | Guidebook prepared for Florida Sea Base Boy Scout Charter Captains | |
| Pacific Crossing Considerations and Options | 43 K | SSCA Article September 2010 | |
| South Pacific Cruising Strategies | 590 K | Latitude 38 Feb 2012 | |
| Sneaky Cyril Smacks Neiafu | 148 K | Latitude 38 March 2012 | |
| W. Carib - Panama to Roatan | 107 K | SSCA 2000 |
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Technical Articles on SSB/Ham Radios Afloat--Antennas, Grounding, Tuners
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| Stan Honey's Marine Grounding Article | 1.3 MB | Originally published as part of West Marine's Advisor series, an EXCELLENT article that explains the differences between Electrical Grounds, Lightning Grounds, and Radio Grounds, and how to set your grounds up properly. | |
| .15uF Capacitors $.33 ea | A source for the capacitors for the RF Ground Stan Honey Mentions in his article. | ||
| Gordon West on using a Sea Water Ground | 115 K | Stan Honey's idea for a HF ground plane with pieces of metal connected together inside the boat is old and was useful for older HF systems with manual tuners. It is now superseded by Gordon West's testing on using sea water as a much more effective ground plane for modern HF radios with automatic tuners . | |
| How Long Should My Backstay Antenna Be? | 283 K | Discussion from SSCA Bulletin Board between experts & newbies. | |
| Using Auto-Tuners | 234 K | Martin-G8JNJ explains the differences between different kinds of Auto Tuners | |
| Icom 802 "Clipping" | 234 K | Discussion from SSCA Bulletin Board about the Icom M-802 Clipping Issue |
| Perkins Engine Codes | 263 K | How to read the codes on your Perkins engine to determine year and place of manufacture | |
| Spanish Engine / Mechanical Terms | 57 K | Handy reference for Spanish words relating to engines. (For more complete copy: SpanishForCruisers.com) |
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| Identifying Your Lewmar Winch | 134 K | From PYacht.com, how to tell what version of Lewmar winch you have Direct Link to PYacht's Page | |
| Pre-1980 Lewmar Winch Service Manual | 2.6 MB | Has many Vol I and Vol II Winches Thanks Dream Away for letting us scan! |
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| Lewmar Winch Service Illustrated ~1999 | 1 MB | From the Catalina Owner's Association, Lewmar 48's and 30's late 1990's design (no longer online at COA) | |
| Lewmar Winch Parts List v10 1992-2002 | 750 K | Official Lewmar Document | |
| Lewmar Ocean Winch Service Manual 2002 | 500 K | Official Lewmar Document, multilingual "Issue 5" | |
| Lewmar Ocean Winch Service Manual 2005 | 1.6 MB | Official Lewmar Document, multilingual "Issue 6" | |
| Barient Winch Service Manual Model 27 2-sp | 250 K |
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