Prepping a boat for bluewater travel is an order of magnitude more challenging than typical weekend boating or even coastal cruising.
A battery-powered setup gives you air conditioning without the noise of a genset. Just be careful about the details.
Understanding fuel-flow and filtration systems is vital to diagnosing and fixing engine-power loss.
Understanding the way marine electronics communicate can help you troubleshoot failures.
Your technical questions answered by some of the most experienced trawler minds afloat.
Whether it’s too high or too low, oil pressure that’s off can mean a slew of engine-room problems.
Overheating isn’t the only concern with engines. Running too cool can also lead to problems.
Your technical questions answered by the pros
Your technical questions answered by some of the most experienced trawler minds afloat.
Let’s bring back these nautical words and terms. They’re better than the way we communicate today.
Once a rescue craft, this Norway-built steel trawler is the ticket to ride for a venturesome crew.
Island time is great, except in an emergency. This medevac service is for boaters who need help fast.
Black streaks, yellow mustaches and rust all require different solutions to keep a boat looking clean.
A Down East icon provides inspiration for this gentlemanly cruiser.
We follow the path of explorers who ran the Northwest Passage over a century ago, but our journey is a lot more fun
We can spend years planning for a bucket-list trip and then life gets in the way. Go now.
Splashing later this year.
Karly and Evan Nietzel—aka YouTube’s @Navigating Nietzels—tailored their careers for remote work after buying a trawler, moving onboard and completing the Great Loop. Along with their pup, Ripley, they’re just getting started.
This aluminum vessel’s throwback design belies its modern systems, all installed for a Great Loop cruise.
