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BACKWATERS OF THE GREAT LOOP
78 BIGGER, STRONGER, FASTER
With a fresh take on an existing design, has Fleming’s updated 78 improved upon her predecessor?
By Phil Friedman
84 THE SONG OF SUMMER
A family’s epic cruise from Finland to Germany
on a Sargo 31 brings more than summer selfi es.
By John Wooldridge
FEATURES AFT DECK
18 News & Views
Boats and Events
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SIGHTLINES
BEARINGS
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of outboards
Photo Jonathan Cooper
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editor’s letter
BEARINGS
Same Destination, New Waypoints
weeks ago, innovation was in the air New technologies were bustingout everywhere, designed to make boatingeasier, safer, more accessible and more fun for
a wider range of people than ever before From gas outboards on traditional diesel platforms
to hybrid alternatives that make the classicbattlewagons of old glide like Teslas over the sea, our cruising universe, like it or not, isevolving at an inexorable pace
A number of you have expressed concern inrecent years that we have chosen to focus too much on what’s shiny and new, and not enough
on what matters to trawler traditionalists We get that, but our challenge is to bring you the shiny new stuff along with the traditions thathave made this magazine great
The tech trends our boating industry thrives on may not mesh with your needs or taste, but as Bill Parlatore, founding editor of
Passagemaker, wrote in the inaugural issue 23
years ago, “What is remarkable about all this diversity in thinking is that a fairly common theme transcends the diff erences betweenboats, cruising plans and owners It is thetrawler lifestyle that binds together all theseinterests…The lifestyle we enjoy is aboutquality of life, self-suffi ciency, economy of operation, modern conveniences, cruising capability and true comfort aboard.”
Has the way we manage our personal lives changed in the last 10 years? Sure it has
Evolving tastes and emerging technologieshave caused us all to adapt and innovate
to some degree Being the world’s cruising
authority, Passagemaker is likewise obliged to r
keep pace with the rapidly changing landscape
in our business and in our big little boating niche
Since 1996, Passagemaker has delivered an
entertaining, informative print product to our passionate audience of cruising enthusiasts
We’ve been with you since the day you boughtthe boat and took the kids out the cut on their
permanently etched on their faces from the fascination of the great beyond And we were there as you set out on the Great Loop, tanks
fi lled to the brim, but not completely sure youreally had what it took to complete the journey
An old friend recently handed down to me
his complete set of Passagemaker magazines— r
three hefty boxes of prized literature dating back
to that fi rst issue in which Parlatore waxed sopoetically As I helped my buddy lug the last of the literary windfall up to my offi ce, there was a
fl ash of trepidation in his eyes
“These are not for the offi ce,” he said
“They’re for you.” Right there in those nine
words, I felt the weight of 23 years of anundying passion for simply messing about in boats being burned into my soul
To that end, welcome to the new era of
Passagemaker, a celebration of those seafaring
individuals who aspire to go farther with their boats, and the industrious workforce that makes it possible for them to do so
In reimagining a magazine you’ve considered the cruising authority for 23 years,
we started with a blank canvas We asked ourselves what we, as cruising diehards, would want to read What photographs wouldbest illustrate the world in which we travel?What stories would bring us back to thatone particular moment in time we’ll forever
cherish? We wanted to reinvent Passagemaker
for that special blend of trawler nuts who feel most alive when they’re on the water, whoaren’t afraid to venture a bit farther beyond the reef
Starting with the issue you now hold in your hands, we’ve redesigned this publication to become your gateway to the cruising realm, where we move in sync with the tides and theseasons, the boat dancing under our feet, the compass seducing us to places unknown With
a fresh new face, Passagemaker will continue to r
explore the extraordinary waters that bind us,enrich us and haunt us until we return, from the cozy anchorages we love to the mysteriousplaces to which we’ve yet to set sail
ANDREW
PARKINSON
Editor-in-Chief
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Last summer, we endured the long slog up and down Jervis Inlet to see Princess Louisa (pictured at left) for the fi rst time in nearly 25 years Over those years, we hadn’t been willing to devote the time when
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My 22-month-old grandson loves to run
into our bathroom, where my stash of
boat-ing magazines is within easy reach He runs
out holding up a copy of Passagemaker and
says, “Pease ‘dat.” (“Please read me that.”)
He curls up in my lap, and as we turn the
pages, he points to the boat pictures and
exclaims, “Oh, wow!” He’s got boating in his
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TECHNICALLY SPEAKING
“Best Practices When Under Tow” bleshooter, March 2019) provided tips on how to secure engine and running gear from damage while towing. On my sail-boat, to prevent freewheeling of the prop,
(Trou-we simply slip the transmission into verse. Wouldn’t this work on a motor yacht
re-as well, at lere-ast on a diesel engine?
—Steve Zimmerman
I was excited to read Peter Swanson’s story about Codega Design (passagemaker.com) The (outboard) concept is just what the doctor ordered, keeping it simple and inex-pensive I embarked on a not-too-dissimilar project with the help of Rhode Island naval architect Matt Smith recently modifying a 42-foot lobster boat hull to install twin out-boards It was the fi rst (and only, I think) outboard-powered Wesmac The boat runs well with a 25-knot top end I adore the boat—a beautiful, practical craft that can
go anywhere safely
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In “Passage of Time” (January/February
2019), the author of the book Voyaging
Un-der Power is Robert Beebe, not Alan Beebe
Our piece on the Rosborough RF 246 Digby
in “Road Trip” (March 2019) references a 200-horsepower Suzuki as standard In fact, since December 2017, all Rosborough Boats (USA) are powered exclusively by Honda Marine The article also names Wefi ngs Ma-rine as an offi cial distributor It should be noted that Rosborough Boats USA has been factory direct since November 2018
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News & Views
BEARINGS
Marlow Unveils Voyager 100
Sporting an LOA of 100 feet, the newest line of Voyager Class yachts
to be constructed by Marlow Yachts This 100 line, dubbed “Ice,”
joins the “Vagabundo” Voyager Class series introduced in 2010 With
a 3,500-nautical-mile range at 9 knots and the ability to sprint at
speeds in the 18- to 20-knot range for up to 48 hours, the Voyager
100 is a passagemaker to the core This series will arrive with
redundant systems featuring continuous-duty, hand-built engines
and mechanical art ensconced in dedicated technical rooms, with
custom environmental systems to explore the great beyond in total
comfort and safety Expected to receive the Unrestricted Navigation
designation, the Voyager 100 is slated to launch this summer
marlowyachts.com
Aquila 30 Debuts in Miami
Aquila Power Catamarans has launched its newest model, the
Aquila 30 With catamaran stability and a wide beam, the Aquila 30
combines sport boat features with plenty of space and a comfortable
cabin for overnights Like her bigger sister, the Aquila 36, the 30 is
powered by Mercury outboards Unique to the Aquila 30, however,
is a large powered aft platform, which wraps around the outboards
off ering fresh options for fun in the sun aquilaboats.com
PAE Announces Nordhavn Film FestivalPacifi c Asian Enterprises (PAE) announced the fi rst Nordhavn FilmFestival, established to recognize the prevalence of Nordhavn owners’ cruising videos and the gallant eff orts that go into producing them The winner for Best Video at Nordhavn’s inaugural fi lm festival willtake home bragging rights and a cash prize of $10,000 The contest
is open to current and past Nordhavn owners and their guests
A volunteer panel of judges will determine a list of fi nalists, andthese fi lms will premiere in October 2019 at a black-tie ceremony
at the Nordhavn’s world headquarters in Dana Point, California
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Flagship MJM 53z in the WorksMJM Yachts has announced a quad-powered 53-footer, whicharrives this summer with Mercury Verado outboards The 53z isexpected to reach speeds of 44 knots while off ering the benefi ts boaters enjoy from smaller sport boats: shallow draft, simple maintenance and easy handling around the docks The Doug Zurn-designed hull has a slippery 3.5-to-1 waterline length-to-beamratio for added stability at higher speeds Accommodations feature two masters with en suite heads and large, glass-wall showers Sliding safety-glass side windows and power windshields inthe salon allow for a more “al fresco” experience at the push of a
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New boats, trends and the best of the cruising
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More than 800 votes were counted across Facebook, Instagram and Twitter The result? A
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“Mono, because they’re more capable/seaworthy in heavy seas And you never know when the heavy seas are going to develop!”
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“Multi More stable, faster, more economical, roomier Not all mul- tihulls are created equal, though.”
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BEARINGS
Ron and Eva Stob’s Honey, Let’s Get a Boat: A Cruising Adventure of America’s
Great Loop documents the couple’s one-year adventure cruising the famed
Loop When the Stobs started out, they had almost no boating experience
be-tween them Regardless of their inexperience, the couple decided to charter a boat in
Canada one summer They met another couple who had cruised from the East Coast
and up the Mississippi River Intrigued, Eva asked how they got their boat from the
Mississippi all the way to Bobcaygeon, Ontario As Ron and Eva learned about the
Great Loop for the fi rst time, Eva whispered to Ron, “Honey, let’s get a boat.”
In planning their fi rst Loop, the Stobs faced the same questions all Loopers do when
taking on an adventure of such magnitude Written with Ron’s self-deprecating sense
of humor, Honey, Let’s Get a Boat brings readers along for the ride, sharing acts of
kind-ness from local boaters, the culture and local fl avors of the places they visit and all the
nagging inconveniences in between, from boat repairs to sand fl eas
The book includes an appendix to help you plan your own Great Loop adventure,
in-cluding route options, budget advice and recommended reading, plus tips on weather,
what to bring, locking, postal services and more It’s the perfect fi rst stop for anyone
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Dag Pike
The inveterate seaman
The ocean is an unpredictable place But
with seasoned navigator Dag Pike at the
helm, you’ll never be lost at sea Pike cut his
teeth as a teenager in the Merchant Navy
and had already stashed multiple
circum-navigations in his pocket by the time he
turned 21 Now, after 65 years of experience
with all kinds of vessels, Pike is one of the
most venerable seamen and acclaimed
powerboat-racing navigators in the world
An accomplished author, Pike published
his fi rst book, Powerboats in Rough Seas,
in 1974 Since then, he’s written at least 50
other titles on a wide range of salty
sub-jects, from navigation and powerboating
to disasters at sea and weather analysis
Simply put, what Pike doesn’t know about
the ocean isn’t worth knowing
Pike is a Fellow of the Royal Institute of
Navigation, a Fellow of the Institute of
Marine Engineering Science and
Technol-ogy, an Associate Fellow of the Nautical
Institute and an Associate Fellow of the
Royal Meteorological Society
Aside from writing, Pike has navigated
and driven some of the fastest boats in the
world, raced with at least two kings, won a
World Off shore Powerboat Championship
and navigated the winning boats in the fi rst
two Round Britain powerboat races
He’s also taken part in at least six Atlantic
record attempts and helped Sir Richard
Branson and Sir Chay Blyth win the Blue
Riband race across the Atlantic
It has not always been smooth sailing,
though “If you push hard enough
some-thing has to give,” he says And by his own
account, Pike is “probably the most rescued
person in the world.” But even now, in his
80s, he shows no signs of slowing down—
much like the powerboats he used to race
—Martin Aaron
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DEPTH OF FIELD
BEARINGS
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DESIGN
BEARINGS
passagemaker.com
When you hear phrases like “dual hybrid
propul-sion” and “vacuum-infused urethane acrylate
resin, Core-Cell and E-glass,” you’re probably not
picturing a boat with art-deco styling, one that would look
right at home in a black-and-white photo of a 1950s yacht
club But those are just a few of the new ideas that fi t
seam-lessly into the overall vision of the Hybrid Sportsman 38
The latest model from Huckins Yachts has the soul of a
classic boat without the carbon footprint or maintenance
requirements of one But it is not simply a modern boat with
retro styling or a classic hull design with some
contempo-rary features added In keeping with Huckins Yachts’
90-year track record of groundbreaking originality, the Hybrid
Sportsman 38 elegantly embodies a concept attributed to
pioneering urban activist Jane Jacobs: “New ideas require
old buildings.”
The new model is a rect descendant of the Huckins Sportsman 36, which was built by compa-ny’s founder, Frank Pem-broke Huckins, in 1936
di-The 38 is built on Huckins’
iconic hull, a design that remains quite similar to the original hull of the Sportsman 36 Introduced
in 1928 as one of the fi rst true planing hulls, the Quadraconic hull, as its name suggests, is based around four cones, with the concave sections working to reduce pounding Huckins Yachts claims the hull greatly reduces wallowing, making their boats less easily knocked off the plane than competing models
Tried, True and Brand New
Huckins yachts have strong DNA Though more than
80 years separate the two models, you’d be forgiven for momentarily confusing the new Huckins Sportsman 38 with its ancestor, the Huckins Sportsman
35 knots Their shared pedigree goes well beyond those eye- catching stanchions
Huckins’ Hybrid Sportsman 38 pairs the best of last century with tomorrow’s technology
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The distinctive design of the Huckins Sportsman 38 embraces the past while looking to the future Both interior (below left) and exterior (below right) blend traditional elements with modern construction, emphasizing simplicity and ease of maintenance
Over the years, Huckins has worked
to keep their founder’s hull design as
more of a living legacy than a
dust-col-lecting historical highlight While the
hull shape itself may not be new, the
materials and techniques used to build
the Quadraconic hull today are
indus-try leading Core-Cell M100 structural
foam and E-glass combine for a
light-weight composite construction that
holds up, and a bottom skin made of a
Kevlar and E-glass blend adds an extra
layer of protection when pushing the
limits of its 2-foot, 6-inch draft
Historically known for its ability
to get to plane at much lower speeds
than competing models, the increased
efficiency of this hull makes it the
quickest to plane yet—the Sportsman
38 gets up on plane at 11 knots
Huckins’ lightweight hulls are
known for being relatively cient, but the Hybrid Sportsman 38 takes this a step further with a hy-brid power package, featuring twin 380-horsepower Cummins QSB 6.7s that can get you speeding along at 35-plus knots and a 20-horsepower Elco EP-20, which allows for a remarkably silent 7-knot cruise Shifting between the diesel and electric engines is billed
fuel-effi-as “seamless.” The flexibility it vides could change your whole cruising game The diesels recharge the electric batteries, and the inverter can power the microwave, fridge and 110-volt out-lets, eliminating the need to run a noisy genset at night
pro-The new model’s styling nails the vintage look down with the smallest details—even the stanchions used are reminiscent of the original 1930s
Sportsman 36 But modern materials have made this high-quality aesthetic available to today’s owners with min-imal hassle
“Mahogany panels on the structure are screwed into an inset in the fiberglass side and can easily be removed for varnish,” according to the builder If that’s not a DIY boat owner’s dream come true, Huckins notes the panels could even be “replaced with fiberglass composite and painted with
super-a poly psuper-aint” for further esuper-ase of msuper-ain-tenance
main-In 1936, a seagoing boat with a ing hull was revolutionary And today
plan-a hybrid-powered recreplan-ationplan-al vessel, not to mention one with classic lines,
is just the type of forward thinking that would, I assume, make Frank
Huckins proud —Cecilia Kiely
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Early in the morning of November 8, 2018, the
Nor-wegian frigate KNM Helge Ingstad collided with the
820-foot crude-oil tanker Sola TS, as the latter was
departing the oil terminal at Stura, Norway, 30 miles
north-west of Bergen The hull of Sola TS was hardened for
operat-ing in ice-covered waters and further reinforced to prevent
oil spills in the event of grounding or collision Hence, the
tanker’s bulbous bow functioned like a battering ram when
it impacted the smaller warship
Helge Ingstad’s engine room rapidly fl ooded, and the
frigate saved itself from sinking in deep water by running
aground The crews of both vessels avoided serious injuries
Though the tanker was essentially undamaged, Helge
Ings-tad heeled over and eventually sank in shallow water.
A major contributing factor to this collision seems to
have been the bright lights of the oil terminal Combined
with bright deck lights on the tanker, the terminal lights
made it nearly impossible for offi cers on the frigate to
visu-ally observe that the tanker was underway As the
investi-gation into this collision is still in progress, we do not know
much more than this However, there are some lessons we
can reasonably extrapolate and apply to our own
situation-al awareness
Generally speaking, in open ocean or in sparsely populated
coastal areas, navigational visibility on a clear night is
excel-lent Lighted buoys and small boats can be seen from much
greater distances than is possible during daylight
How-ever, in brightly lit urban areas, it is very possible to “lose”
the running lights of even a very large vessel Ferries and
passenger ships can look like buildings, tugboat lights are
easily mistaken for railyards and docks, small fi shing boats
close to shore can appear to be refl ections on the water from lights on land Very bright lights on shore or from aircraft can ruin our visual night adaptation in an instant There are, however, precautions we can take to help minimize our risk
of collision in even the most metropolitan seaports
The bridge offi cer’s maxim of “when in doubt, look out the window” is always true—overdependence on our electron-ics will never serve us well However, we must also be cau-
tious about under-dependence on our electronics We have
them for a reason It is easy in a very familiar port during very routine operations to become complacent and rely en-tirely on our visuals I have myself made the mistake of leav-ing my radar in standby mode because I’m “just going to the fuel dock.”
The Rules of the Road are unambiguous about our sibilities here, however
respon-Rule 5: Every vessel shall at all times maintain a proper out by sight and hearing as well as by all available means ap- propriate in the prevailing circumstances ( )
look-Rule 7b: Proper use shall be made of radar equipment if fi tted and operational, including long-range scanning to obtain early warning of risk of collision and radar plotting or equivalent sys- tematic observation of detected objects.
“Shall at all times” means whether clear sunny day, dark and stormy night, under power or sail, at anchor, or even
“just going to the fuel dock.”
“All available means” includes radar and AIS, but is not limited to these
“Shall be made.” This is not optional; there’s no wiggle room Shall
“Radar plotting or equivalent systematic observation”
Blind Spots BY ROBERT REEDER
Understand and follow these Rules of the Road for safe nighttime navigation
Oil tanker Sola TS departs the Porvoo Oil Terminal in Finland Lights
from the terminal blind the navigational lights of the tanker, making it
a challenge to determine her course and direction.
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to occasionally glance at the radar We have to observe and
analyze every contact and determine whether or not risk of
collision exists
Part of this systematic observation includes correlating
the radar contact with both visuals and AIS It is true that
AIS can be inaccurate or even deliberately spoofed
Howev-er, if AIS and radar are in agreement about a contact,
chanc-es are very good that both are working properly New AIS-B
transceivers are available for less than $300 and provide
integrated AIS, GPS and VHF radio functionality—for the
same power usage as a standard VHF radio alone It is
aw-fully hard to imagine a justification for cruising
recreation-ally without one
However, in the case of the collision between Helge
Ing-stad and Sola TS, the frigate, returning from a military
ex-ercise, was not broadcasting its AIS signature This led to
confusion among the Sola TS bridge team, as they were
ap-parently unsure which of the vessels they were seeing was
the warship communicating with them on VHF radio
This is an unfortunate reality of the nature of the mission
of warships Whatever amount of stealth they may be able
to achieve operationally, is pointless if they are
transmit-ting their exact position and course and speed to the entire
world Historically, therefore, warships have never
broad-cast their AIS data, although they certainly monitor AIS sively However, I recently observed a U.S Navy submarine transmitting AIS data that perfectly correlated with both its radar signature and visuals Whether this is a direct result of
pas-the Helge Ingstad collision, pas-the U.S Navy’s own recent
mis-haps or something else, I do not know For what it’s worth, the AIS identifier for the submarine was simply “Warship,” which was more than adequate for identification and colli-sion avoidance
It should be noted that most of the newest warships are deliberately designed to minimize their radar profile, in some cases, such as the Zumwalt-class destroyers, they are true stealth vessels Also, it is not uncommon for military vessels to operate in the dark without running lights Life isn’t fair Maintain an alert lookout
What can we do to make ourselves more visible to other vessels in the dark, especially in an urban environment?
Placement of our running lights matters In open ocean,
a higher masthead light is better But in urban harbors, it pays to have our lights low on deck where they can be seen against the black water from the bridge of a ship and not get lost in the mass of city lights This is especially true
if the shoreline is very hilly, such as in San Francisco or Seattle
Running lights should be bright enough to be easily seen,
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run-ning lights, while bright, clear and energy efficient, have
been shown to degrade VHF radio signals, including AIS
and DSC, and are no longer recommended by the U.S Coast
Guard
Surprisingly, even large vessels can be radar-invisible
from certain angles Increasing our radar profile with a
sim-ple radar reflector is inexpensive and effective
In the end, this all comes down to basic seamanship
Maintain an alert lookout at all times, visually and by radar
and AIS Maintain a listening watch on VHF channels 16
and 13, plus local VTS channels wherever applicable Adjust
your speed to the prevailing circumstances of night, twilight
and weather Follow the Rules of the Road, and try not to be
where the big ships are likely to be
Or as a very wise pilot boat captain once told me, “Drive it
like it’s your dad’s Bayliner and he doesn’t know you’ve
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NAVIGATION
GOOD CAPTAIN
As with many products that we take for
granted today, the magnetic compass was once a revolutionary technology
Early mariners knew how to navigate their
ves-sels using a knowledge of basic astronomy, but
in overcast conditions they had no way of
know-ing how to steer a course until the invention of
the compass
The fi rst recorded use of a magnetic
com-pass comes from the Chinese writer Zhu Yu in
the early 12th century: “The ship’s pilots are
ac-quainted with the confi guration of the coasts;
at night they steer by the stars, and in the
day-time by the sun In dark weather they look at the
south-pointing needle.”
How were the Chinese to know, back then,
what a profound impact their little
“south-point-ing needle” would have on commercial shipp“south-point-ing,
naval warfare and recreational yachting in the
centuries to come?
In the 13th century, the adoption of the
mag-netic compass quickly advanced
dead-reckon-ing methods and the development of portolan
charts Mariners’ newfound ability to sail in
over-cast weather enabled them to operate during
win-ter months, increasing traffi c across world trade
routes, including the highly valuable ones
be-tween the Mediterranean and northern Europe
The new technology, however, was simply
a magnetized needle fl oating in a bowl of
wa-ter, and it’s easy to understand the problems
encountered while bouncing around in heavy
weather Imagine trying to prevent water from
sloshing out of an open dish even in relatively
calm conditions To solve this problem, the dry
mariner’s compass was developed Consisting of
a wind rose with a needle pivoting on a pin, all
enclosed in a glass-covered box, the dry compass
became the standard for maritime use for
by everyone except the British Navy
Apparent-ly confi dent in their proven ability to blast any threatening fl eets out of the water at will, the British Navy saw no particular reason to change anything until, they too, eventually adopted the liquid compass, in 1908
Demand for high accuracy soon increased
Clipper ships racing to deliver cargoes from the Far East needed to steer the most direct cours-
es to bring their goods to market ahead of the competition; fi ghting ships demanded accurate bearings to train their guns on the enemy; coast-
al vessels needed better bearings to improve sition fi xes and provide greater safety
po-In the era of wooden ships, it was a relatively un-complicated task
to compensate a compass for ac-curacy but, with the advent of steel vessels, the job be-came much harder and the role of the
“compass adjuster”
became essential
“Compass adjusting is the analysis of a sel’s magnetic personality and compensating for
ves-it at the binnacle, so that the earth’s magnetic
fi eld can pass through the compass without ing defl ected out of its normal path,” explains Captain Keith Sternberg, a lifelong mariner and highly acclaimed compass adjuster operating in the Puget Sound area
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As Sternberg explained, compass errors caused by the
ship’s magnetic character are called “deviation.” Deviation
is complex because a vessel’s magnetic properties aff ect the
compass in diff erent ways as the ship changes course. If
it were possible to see the earth’s magnetic fi eld passing
through an unadjusted compass as the vessel turns a circle,
you would see the lines of magnetic force wobble from side
to side as the ship turns, weaken in strength, and even stand
on end vertically. In such conditions a compass may be
un-steady even on those headings which don’t have large errors,
and the compass will not do a good job of steering
“I get little demand from yachts these days,” says
Ster-nberg “Fiberglass construction provides a relatively clean
vessel magnetic profi le, and modern yacht compasses do a
pretty good job with their built-in magnetic compensators.”
Anyone planning an extended voyage, however, would be
well served to get their compass checked out and properly
adjusted prior to departure
“I believe in the worth of the magnetic compass and in the value of personal skills and self-reliance,” says Stern-berg “GPS is not a seamanlike substitute for a compass It tells you the direction you have been progressing, but that may not be the same as your heading, and it is useless for a heading if you’re not moving.”
Working across multiple disciplines—and using a bination of knowledge, skill and, as some might say, “black magic”—today’s professional compass adjusters deliver a remarkably high level of compass accuracy They’ve brought
com-us a long way from the days when, as Jacques de Vitry wrote
in 1218, “An iron needle, after having been in contact with the loadstone, turns itself always toward the northern star, which, like the axis of the fi rmament, remains immovable, while the others follow their course, so that it is very neces-sary to those who navigate the sea.”
Using a combination of knowledge, skill and, as some might say, ‘black magic,’ today’s professional compass adjusters deliver a remarkably high level of compass accuracy.
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Compare the volume of the waste fumes generated by
a working diesel engine to the quantity coming out
of the exhaust and you’ll always fi nd a small diff
er-ence While almost all the fumes the engine produces exit
through your exhaust system, managing the missing ones
can improve both the cleanliness of your engine room and
the performance of your engine
Blow-By
While the exhaust system expels nearly all of the fumes
produced by the engine’s combustion, it’s not possible for
it to capture 100 percent of the gases A diesel engine works
this way: As the piston moves toward the top of the
cyl-inder, it compresses the air, creating heat that ignites the
fuel supplied by the injectors On the one hand, the
pis-ton must fi t tightly enough in the cylinder to contain the
pressure; on the other hand it cannot fi t too tightly or it
would seize in place A tolerance of a few thousandths of an
inch is required, but even a gap that small would allow far
too much exhaust gas to escape past the pistons To reduce
that gap, a set of rings is used The rings fi t into grooves on
the pistons and press against the cylinder walls to contain
the pressure
Despite this ingenious arrangement, even in a healthy engine a small amount of gas blows by these rings, hence the term “blow-by.” This gas, mixed with fuel residue, slips down into the gap between the piston and the cylinder walls and makes its way into the crankcase under the engine As the engine continues to run, the blow-by fumes accumulate and begin to pressurize the crankcase Every engine manu-facturer specifi es an acceptable range of crankcase pressure, measured in inches of water Crankcase pressure provides a reliable indicator of worn rings or worn cylinder liners and should be measured as a part of every prepurchase survey (in concert with oil samples)
To avoid a buildup of pressure the crankcase comes with a vent As the hot gas works its way into the crankcase, it picks
up a mist from the lubrication oil As the gas exits through the crankcase vent, it leaves an oily fi lm that will slowly coat the engine room surfaces On a turbocharged engine, these oily fumes will foul the turbo and air coolers, reducing en-gine performance