What seem (to me) to be an odd & unconventional opinion, expressed by a cruising icon.
Excerpted from “Chapter 4, Passage Planning” (page 39): Landfalls of Paradise: Cruising Guide to the Pacific Islands ~ by Earl R. Hinz
“... single-sideband radio has not proven itself of real value to the blue-water cruiser. Its high cost is not compatible with a cruising budget ...” Goto (p. 39) : Landfalls of Paradise: Cruising ... - Google Book Search Or (Cover/Index) : Landfalls of Paradise: Cruising ... - Google Book Search
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Gord May
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"If you didn't have time/$ to do it right in the first place, when will you get the time/$ to fix it?" |