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
Twin 1,000-hp Volvo Penta D13s and 285 nautical miles of range give the new Absolute 70 Fly the room and speed to roam.
After more than 500,000 nautical miles as yacht delivery captains, Assen and Nikolay Alexandrov are still bringing boats home.
A Titan of Marine Journalism
Windlass and ground tackle maintenance can make all the difference in an emergency.
Good seamanship means using every available tool, but never relying on any one alone.
“A Marriage at Sea” Book Review
The newest boat in the builder’s popular line lets buyers choose sedan or flybridge style.
Hull No. 20 of the builder’s contemporary, full-displacement series is awash in customization.
How to navigate the long haul with ancient wisdom.
I used AI to chart a course through a notorious waterway. The results were unusable.
