
Power On Tap
Understanding how your alternator does its work will keep the electricity flowing.

Understanding how your alternator does its work will keep the electricity flowing.

A battery-powered setup gives you air conditioning without the noise of a genset. Just be careful about the details.

Sometimes, all your marine air conditioner needs is a couple of shots from a common dock hose.

Amid a dizzying array of press conferences and product demos, not-so-undercover agent Phil Friedman deep-dives in search of something else.

Last week, while I was busy provisioning for the Dry Tortugas, Randy was busy installing a new air conditioner in the forward berth. The old
When Bob Calves decided to move aboard a boat for full-time living, he had a pretty good idea of what kind of vessel would fit

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.

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.