Abroad Reach Travel https://abroadreachtravel.com/ Smooth Sailing for Your Next Adventure Sat, 20 Apr 2024 00:29:31 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.2 https://i0.wp.com/abroadreachtravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/cropped-Untitled-design.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Abroad Reach Travel https://abroadreachtravel.com/ 32 32 143597729 A New Plan: The Van Life Diaries 1 https://abroadreachtravel.com/a-new-plan-the-van-life-diaries-1/ https://abroadreachtravel.com/a-new-plan-the-van-life-diaries-1/#respond Sat, 20 Apr 2024 00:29:25 +0000 https://abroadreachtravel.com/?p=3132 There is one thing that living and cruising on a sailboat for the last four years has taught me. Flexibility. It does not come naturally to me but practice makes perfect. When pretty much everything about your life is at the mercy of Mother Nature you get pretty good at rolling with punches. Well, we’ve […]

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]]> https://abroadreachtravel.com/a-new-plan-the-van-life-diaries-1/feed/ 0 3132 DIY Watermaker https://abroadreachtravel.com/diy-watermaker/ https://abroadreachtravel.com/diy-watermaker/#comments Sun, 11 Sep 2022 22:00:00 +0000 https://abroadreachtravel.com/?p=2997 Updated on September 21st, 2022When we first started planning for our DIY watermaker our two biggest concerns were price and space. There were only a few requirements: it needed to be electric and run off 12 volts, it needed to fit on our Alberg 30 in a pretty small locker, and it needed to be […]

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]]> https://abroadreachtravel.com/diy-watermaker/feed/ 18 2997 Installing Solar on a Boat https://abroadreachtravel.com/installing-solar-on-a-boat/ https://abroadreachtravel.com/installing-solar-on-a-boat/#comments Sun, 14 Aug 2022 15:24:48 +0000 https://abroadreachtravel.com/?p=2983 When we first purchased Acadia, it only had 200 watts of solar panels installed. This was basically enough to run our refrigeration and freezers and not much else unless we were motoring and charging via our 120amp alternator. We knew this wasn’t going to work out well for us in the Bahamas, where we planned […]

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]]> https://abroadreachtravel.com/installing-solar-on-a-boat/feed/ 1 2983 Intracoastal Waterway Gear for a Stress-Free Trip https://abroadreachtravel.com/intracoastal-waterway-gear/ https://abroadreachtravel.com/intracoastal-waterway-gear/#respond Sat, 07 May 2022 12:35:27 +0000 https://abroadreachtravel.com/?p=2740 Updated on November 21st, 2022Making your first trip on the Intracoastal Waterway can be a bit overwhelming, especially when it comes to knowing what you might need to bring with you to make it a successful trip. You could certainly outfit your boat with all the latest gadgets and gizmos but it would cost a […]

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]]> https://abroadreachtravel.com/intracoastal-waterway-gear/feed/ 0 2740 Transiting the Champlain Canal https://abroadreachtravel.com/champlain-canal/ https://abroadreachtravel.com/champlain-canal/#comments Wed, 30 Dec 2020 18:00:18 +0000 https://abroadreachtravel.com/?p=2552 The Champlain Canal connects Lake Champlain to the Hudson River and further on to the Atlantic Ocean.  The canal is 60.72 miles from the junction with the Erie Canal to Lock 12 in Whitehall, NY and consists of 11 locks.  The lock from north to south will take you from 96 feet above sea level […]

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]]> https://abroadreachtravel.com/champlain-canal/feed/ 5 2552 How Do You Shower? and Other FAQ About Cruising https://abroadreachtravel.com/how-do-you-shower-and-other-faq-about-cruising/ https://abroadreachtravel.com/how-do-you-shower-and-other-faq-about-cruising/#comments Thu, 01 Oct 2020 15:57:30 +0000 https://abroadreachtravel.com/?p=1843 We told the first people in our innermost circle that we were quitting our jobs, selling our house, and moving on to our Alberg 30 in June 2019. We had made the decision a few months before and wanted to test the waters and we started with the people we thought would be the most […]

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]]> https://abroadreachtravel.com/how-do-you-shower-and-other-faq-about-cruising/feed/ 3 1843 Tips for a DIY Bottom Paint Job https://abroadreachtravel.com/diy-bottom-paint/ https://abroadreachtravel.com/diy-bottom-paint/#comments Wed, 15 Jul 2020 01:23:40 +0000 https://abroadreachtravel.com/?p=2132 Updated on June 18th, 2021Less than two weeks before we were due to sell our house, we decided to try and finish the biggest project that stood between us and launching the boat: our bottom paint job. At the end of April, the boatyard opened back up for the first time in two months! Hooray! […]

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]]> https://abroadreachtravel.com/diy-bottom-paint/feed/ 1 2132 Making New Chainplates https://abroadreachtravel.com/making-new-chainplates/ https://abroadreachtravel.com/making-new-chainplates/#comments Sun, 02 Feb 2020 21:56:06 +0000 https://abroadreachtravel.com/?p=1853 Updated on October 13th, 2020The chainplates on our Alberg 30 were original.  They were covered in 55 years of paint and sealant and were leaking like crazy.  They were also starting to show enough signs of wear that it was making us uncomfortable.  Since we are getting all new standing rigging this year we decided […]

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]]> https://abroadreachtravel.com/making-new-chainplates/feed/ 1 1853 Van Diesel Heater Install https://abroadreachtravel.com/van-diesel-heater-install/ https://abroadreachtravel.com/van-diesel-heater-install/#comments Sat, 18 Jan 2020 22:56:07 +0000 https://abroadreachtravel.com/?p=1802 Updated on September 29th, 2020As summer turned into fall, and quickly to winter here in New Hampshire, we realized that if we wanted to keep using the van in the winter we would need some sort of heater.  We wanted to keep using the van, so we started researching options and landed on doing a […]

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]]> https://abroadreachtravel.com/van-diesel-heater-install/feed/ 4 1802 14 Tips for Sailing on Lake Champlain https://abroadreachtravel.com/tips-for-sailing-on-lake-champlain/ https://abroadreachtravel.com/tips-for-sailing-on-lake-champlain/#comments Sun, 12 Jan 2020 18:00:31 +0000 https://abroadreachtravel.com/?p=1788 Updated on October 13th, 2020We’ve been sailing on Lake Champlain for the last six years, and Andy grew up sailing the lake in the ’90s. We have seen it at its best and at its worst and have a lot of respect for what the lake is capable of throwing at even the most seasoned […]

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