If ever there was a task where details matter it’s building a mooring to withstand a hurricane. Here are a few changes we made for this season.
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These days, it’s easy to assume that only a totally out of touch luddite would replace the batteries on a cruising boat with anything other than lithium. That’s more wrong today than it has ever been.
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So what is the perfect length for a cruising boat? Wrong question. Right question: What's the right displace for my intended use:
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Years ago we could get away with a volt meter, but in these days of ever-more complex DC electrical systems, a good battery monitor is required.
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Most all of us know we should fuse our batteries, but did you know we need another fuse in series to be compliant and safe from fire:
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Cruisers are divided into two groups, those who have run aground and admit it, and those who lie about it—a deep dive from one of the former.
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In these days of reliable diesel engines we mostly see sailors taking the sails down before entering a harbour, but there is a better way.
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