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Files on Our Website

Here are some links to files we have posted on our website that are not easily found from links elsewhere on the site.  Last Updated: 05/11/2012

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.

Name Format Size Comments
The Tonga Compendium - Rev B.3 pdf 500K Very Raw but still useful, keep checking! Upd Feb 20, 2012
The Cooks Samoas Compendium - Rev B.2 pdf 700K Getting more complete, still being updated.  Upd May 11, 2012
The Societies Compendium - Rev D pdf 950K Getting more complete, still being updated.  Upd Feb 20, 2012
Moorea PGEM Anchoring Restrictions Map pdf 2 MB 2005 Version
The Tuamotus Compendium - Rev L.2 pdf 2 MB Still being updated!
Last Upd July 25, 2011
(but not uploaded til Jan 20, 2012)
The Hawaii Compendium - Rev A.6 pdf 240K Still rough around the edges, but lots of useful information
Last Upd April 19, 2011
The Marquesas Compendium - Rev C pdf 500 K Still being compiled!
Last Upd Sep 15, 2010
Pacific Crossing Considerations and Options (SSCA Article) pdf   Last Updated Nov 06, 2010
South Pacific Cruising Strategies
(Latitude 38 Article)		 pdf 590 K Article on options for crossing the Pacific and seeing as much as possible
Understanding South Pacific Weather
Everything we know about South Pacific Weather - Links to useful wx info		 htm 2k Last Updated Feb 14, 2011
Jim Corenman's Letters from the South Pacific
(Published in Latitude 38 in the late 1990's,
 but still relevant)		 pdf 650 K Great info, especially the part on South Pacific Weather
Tuamotus Tide/Current Guestimator
  Buy the Author (Gram Schweikert) a Beer		 zip
(Excel)		 160 K Last Upd January 2011
French Polynesia Guide for Yachts in English
by Papeete Port Authority		 pdf 3 MB 2009 
Direct Link to their Website


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Ecuador Information
Ecuador Cruiser's Guide (includes the Galapagos) pdf 740 K Last Upd Apr 4, 2010
La LIbertad Port Guide pdf 160 K Last Upd Nov 28, 2009
La Libertad Port Guide - Convenient Booklet Version pdf 160 K Last Upd Nov 28, 2009
Extending Your Visa in Ecuador pdf 76 K Last Upd Nov 28, 2009


Caribbean Information
W. Carib - Panama to Roatan pdf 107 K 2000

SeaClear Chartlets

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

Pacific Crossing Considerations and Options pdf 43 K SSCA Article September 2010
South Pacific Cruising Strategies pdf 590 K Latitude 38 Feb 2012
Sneaky Cyril Smacks Neiafu pdf 148 K Latitude 38 March 2012
W. Carib - Panama to Roatan pdf 107 K SSCA 2000

Technical Information

Name Format Size Comments
Stan Honey's Marine Grounding Article PDF 1.3 MB Originally published as part of West Marine's Advisor series, an EXCELLENT article that explains the differences between Electrical Grounds and Radio Grounds, and how to have the best of both.
Perkins Engine Codes PDF 263 K How to read the codes on your Perkins engine to determine year and place of manufacture
Spanish Engine / Mechanical Terms PDF 57 K Handy reference for Spanish words relating to engines.  (For more complete copy: SpanishForCruisers.com)

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Winch Service Manuals

Name Format Size Comments
Identifying Your Lewmar Winch PDF 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 PDF 2.6 MB Has many Vol I and Vol II Winches
Thanks Dream Away for letting us scan!
Lewmar Winch Service Illustrated ~1999 PDF 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 PDF 750 K Official Lewmar Document
Lewmar Ocean Winch Service Manual 2002 PDF 500 K Official Lewmar Document, multilingual "Issue 5"
Lewmar Ocean Winch Service Manual 2005 PDF 1.6 MB Official Lewmar Document, multilingual "Issue 6"
Barient Winch Service Manual Model 27 2-sp PDF 250 K  

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