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Far Reach Voyages

~ The sailing, maintenance, and upgrades of a highly modified and custom built Cape Dory 36 sailboat. Please visit our other website, www.farreachvoyage.com, which provides the details, including thousands of photos, of the six year rebuild of the Far Reach from a gutted hull and deck. Additionally, we now have a YouTube channel called Far Reach Voyages which provides video of the rebuild, modifications, and our voyaging experiences.

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A Simple System for Taking on Water

13 Sunday Jan 2019

Posted by farreachvoyages in Modifications, Provisioning, Uncategorized, Upgrades, Voyaging

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Water hauling day: 35 gallons or 280 lbs of water.  Our 9’ Fatty Knees has been a real work horse for almost 15 years.  She’s tough, rows well, and with a 15’ tall mast carries a lot of sail for her size. I can’t imagine trading her for an inflatable.

As part of our “keep it simple” approach to all things sailing we have developed a system for filling the water tanks on the Far Reach.  It didn’t happen all at once…it took a little time and some trial and error.

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