Archive for November, 2011
November 17th, 2011 | 
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Posted from Cartagena, Murcia, Spain.Stainless steel rigging is subject to crevice corrosion. The problem with that is that you cannot see it until it actually breaks. Then it is often too late. For that reason it is recommended that the rigging be routinely replaced every 8 – 10 years. Ours is at that 10 year (Click to Read More...)
Posted from Ejido, Andalucía, Spain.After crossing the Gibraltar strait, it was very impressive arriving in the large Algeciras Bay at dusk. I was surpised by how many huge tankers there were sitting at anchor in the bay. They were all lit up like Christmas trees, making it very pretty. Apparently the bay is officially international (Click to Read More...)
Posted in Destinations | 
Tags: Almerimar, Costa del Sol, Fuengirola, Gibraltar, Herradura, La Linea, Spain | 
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We finally got our new Dynex Dux shrouds and put them up (with a little bit of hassle because of the length, but more on that in another post). Good thing too – when I got the old shroud down I could see that it had already pulled out about a 3 millimeters. Imagine (Click to Read More...)