SECURITY FIRST, WHAT SHOULD YOU TAKE WHEN YOU NAVIGATE?

Today we wanted to inform us about the type of safety equipment on board a ship. So to explain everything necessary we talked with our friends V de Bravado dry dock, the best slipway for boats we know, or at least the best slipway in Barcelona. With his extensive knowledge of all types of boats in the dry dock and his great experience as sailors, we have been told about different safety elements such as harnesses, pyrotechnic material, life jackets, etc. All that equipment that we hope we do not have to put into service or use ever in life but, if we ever need to, we better know where they are and how they work. EQUIPMENT AND MANDATORY SAFETY EQUIPMENT Currently, there are […]

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MOISTURE ON BOARD, HOW TO PROTECT OUR BOAT?

Moisture aboard a ship is not only dangerous, it is inevitable. For this reason it is important to know and know how to protect our boat from its worst effects. If our boat does not maintain the optimum level of humidity, on the one hand it can affect the condition of the boat (producing corrosion, oxidation and even mold), but on the other hand it can also affect people and give health problems such as arthritis or rheumatism WHAT IS HUMIDITY Humidity is the manifestation of water evaporated in the atmosphere and condenses when sudden changes in temperature are found. A cubic meter of air at a temperature of 25ºC supports approximately 4,000 grams of water in solution. But if we […]

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