Sometimes gas inboards make sense; here’s how to keep yours running, and running safely as well as a few cautions to be aware of.
My first encounter with fluid analysis was as a young sea cadet. One summer I was fortunate enough to spend a few weeks aboard a U.S. Navy destroyer.
In the world of marine fuel filtration there’s no shortage of opinions on the right, most reliable, and most effective set-up. There is one area,
I want to tell you about an experience that occurred last year that is both an interesting tale of system debugging as well as how
Anchor Scope In her anchor-dragging story, “The Perils of Amateur Cruising” ( PMM April ’08), Kay White states they used a 7:1 scope by putting
As many of you may know, in the spring of 2009 Growth Energy, a pro-corn ethanol lobby group, petitioned the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to
THE FOUR STROKES Nearly all inboard gasoline engines, virtually all automotive engines (the old East German Trabant, a notable exception) and many outboard engines are
A few years ago I received a somewhat frantic call from a client who was cruising (or not cruising as it turned out) aboard his
Not long ago I received the following note from a reader; it echoes questions I’ve been asked on this subject literally hundreds of times, and
The three-stateroom, semidisplacement model has a range of power options and a low air draft.
A solar-power system on our classic trawler lets us spend time moored or anchored with more than enough juice to meet our energy needs.
America’s Great Loop Cruisers’ Association has been helping boaters complete the ultimate voyage for a quarter century.
The steel-hull Nightfall, designed by William Garden, connects generations of this family through a love of cruising.
Larry Graf, the founder, designer and lead engineer of Aspen Power Catamarans, talks about Aspen’s proa hull designs and adventure cruising on his own creations from the Arctic to the Sea of Cortez.
With her vertical bow, reverse raked windshield and indoor-outdoor living space, the Galeon 430 EXP defies categorization.
It is called a razor because it shaves away unnecessary complexities, providing a simple solution to complicated questions.
Remembering Lifelong Marine Journalist Chris Caswell
A Master of Quiet Cruising
This imposing 55-footer is a comfortable, well-appointed coastal cruiser primed to take on more ambitious journeys.
