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Dec 11, 20202 min read
How to rebuild a Spectra Watermaker
After 2 years and 600 under hours, my Spectra Newport 400 needs to be rebuilt. The symptoms were that the production of water went down...
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Sep 2, 20204 min read
How does a water maker work?
The convenience of making your own drinkable water while cruising is priceless. This was our number one requirement when we decided to...
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Aug 30, 20205 min read
Oroboro’s energy system
Modern boats are very dependent on electricity. For this reason almost 4 years ago when Yuka and I started envisioning our life on...
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Jan 6, 20202 min read
Grenada
The sail from Tobago to Grenada was a beautiful overnight spinnaker sail. Yuka and I are now so used to our 3 hours night watches, and...
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Mar 26, 20192 min read
How to repair a Spectra Newport watermaker
Some old salt was once asked what was “cruising life” and the reply was “Cruising is fixing your boat in exotic places”. There is some...
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Mar 11, 20194 min read
Trindade
Eight days after leaving St Helena, drama stroke on Oroboro: The Water maker started leaking from the Clark Pump! A big leak! In my list...
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