Here are some of our favorite links sorted by category. We won’t link any sites if we have had poor service from a company or have had unsatisfactory experiences with their products. If it’s not listed here, it may be because it’s on our other ‘list’, or it may be because we have not had any direct experience with them.
Favorite Boater’s Web Pages
S/V Beyond Reason - Bill and Lisa on their Hans Christian 43 starting their cruise from Alameda California to Mexico.
S/V Tambadil - Chad & Carolyn on their 1987 Hans Christian 43T, Good kids section
S/V Blow Me Away - Aaron and Lyla, our buddy boat from Roatan to San Andreas. Good friends with a good site and different perscpecitves of where we’ve been.
S/V Kaijasong - Gary and Kaija with their dog Doc. New friends here in Panama
S/V Winterlude - Jan and David share their adventures through the Western Caribbean. As out buddy boat from Honduras to Panama they share different perspectives of the same places.
S/V Dragonette - John and Diane aboard their beautiful Union 36 sailboat left Kemah Texas in November of 2003 to Mexico, Belize and are now in Guatemala.
S/V Anthem - Krystel and Rick aboard their Hunter with logs and photos of their trips to the Florida Keys, Dry Tortugas and more.
S/V Jojamela - Bianca and Mike aboard their Hunter 34 in Slidell, Louisiana.
S/V Nereia - Our very good friends Dan and Jamie aboard their Baba 35. They left Kemah on May 8th 2004 and are now in Tampa, FL. They are headed south through the Caribbean in March 2005.
S/V Namaste - Friends Sany and Sheri also from Kemah, Texas, sailing the Caribbean
S/V SoulMates - John Rutherford’s 1986 Hans Christian 38T, a beautiful boat. John is the web master for the Hans Christian Owners Association web site.
S/V Mirador - Jerry and Arlene share their sailing adventures aboard their Caliber 40 while cruising in Sea of Cortez.
S/V Zora - Neil, Stacey, and Olivia Collins aboard their Mariner 39 center cockpit in Maine.
S/V Aramoana - Eric and Roger’s adventures aboard Aramoana.
Online Marine Shopping
Yachtworld - Most comprehensive listing of boats for sale worldwide.
Sailnet - We have received nothing but excellent service with them. Use this link when going to their web site and we will earn a small 2% commission!
Cyber-Marine.com - Great prices on all sorts of marine equipment. Use this link when going to their web site and we will earn a small 2% commission!
World Wide Marine Supply - Another great site with competitive pricing. Use this link when going to their web site and we will earn a small 2% commission!
Cruising Solutions - A variety of equipment not found elsewhere.
Dockside Radio - Best source, pricing and service for Pactor modems
Online Marine Resources
Good Night Moon - Charter a Hans Christian 50 in Southern California
Monkey Bay Marina - Our favorite marina in the Rio Dulce, Guatemala.
Ocean-Pro - a great web site with information regarding advanced offshore weather, instruction, deliveries and other resources.
Maya Paradise - An excellent and informative site about the Rio Dulce in Guatemala. Includes information for boaters as well as detailed information about the area. The best site of it’s kind.
Hans Christian Owners Association - members web sites, pictures, message board, and more
Cruisenews - Excellent source of boating and cruising links
Lighthouse Financing - Peter and Martha were great people to do business with when financing and refinancing our boat. Lots of knowledge and easy to work with
Mockingbird Marine - Casey and his staff have been have been instrumental in helping us get our boat ready for our cruise (yes, there are somethings we can’t do). They are the most honest and professional people in the area, and we couldn’t think of anyone else to do business with! Tell them hi for us if you happen to call them. 281-326-2250
Stix-n-Rig’n - Kevin Wilson did an awesome job on our rigging issues. Another one of the few guys around the lake that was at the boat when he said he would be, and the work done was top notch, and no surprises on the bill. If you need some rigging work done, call him at 281-334-7849.
Drake Epple - We had a new survey completed 10/12/04 by Drake, and couldn’t have been more impressed with his services and professionalism. He comes highly recommended.
Armadillo Suites - Not really a marine source, but if you’re ever in Guatemala City this is a great place to stay, with 1, 2, and 3 bedroom apartments and awesome service.
Marine Equipment
Katadyn - Manufacturers of water makers. We have their 40E model. The customer service from this company has been one of the best we have experienced. Be sure to say hi to DeeDee for us!
Cruzpro - Makes a full line of marine electronics and digital displays for monitoring electrical and engine performance.
Navpod - Manufactures housing units for mounting electronics. Excellent customer service.
Standard Horizon - Marine electronics including VHF, GPS
Icom - Leader in marine communications including VHF and SSB
Everfair - Makers of the Fourwinds and Red Baron wind generators
JRC - Marine electronics, we have the 1800CP color radar/chartplotter. We’ve been very happy with this unit and technical support has been top notch.
Furuno - Marine electronics, including radar, fish finders, and chart plotters
Garhauer - Excellent stainless steel products. Great work, but follow up on their service (delivery time can take a while)
Kato Marine - We bought their dingy davits. There service was excellent during the purchasing process, but once they got our money their service went downhill. One of the plastic pieces that holds the davits to the stern rail broke within 6 months. When I called they said it would cost another $60 plus shipping because we must have installed it wrong and that it could no way be their fault. It’s sad when a company won’t take ownership for their products, especially when it breaks in less than a year with such little use. I would not do business with them again. (This link has been removed due to lack of product support. Updated 12/14/04 - There has been a tremendous amount of e-mails coming in asking if we ever got Kato Marine to remedy this issue. The answer is no. They still insist that their product could not have been defective and still insist that we must pay for a new plastic piece. It’s a shame that a company is willing to take a large amount of money from a customer then turn around and risk loosing the same customer’s business over a small plastic piece. I guess some companies don’t need repeat business to keep going.
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