The Lithium Lowdown
March 12, 2026
Battery technology is improving and expanding. There’s a lot in the works that is promising.
Battery technology is improving and expanding. There’s a lot in the works that is promising.
The Furuno NavNet TZtouchXL series takes electronic charting and navigational abilities to new levels.
Here’s a look at the kinds of repairs you’re likely to face with a boat at the 20-year mark.
Understanding how your alternator does its work will keep the electricity flowing.
Boatyard trips are a necessary part of ownership to keep your vessel safe and sound, as well as to protect the value of your investment.
NOAA has been leading efforts to complete seafloor mapping in U.S. waters.
A NOAA Ocean Exploration multibeam survey positively identified the wreck of an oil tanker, and the source of recent oil slicks.
What you need to know about the latest in marine VHF radio technology.
Simrad looks back at its 75-year history and pinpoints some of its most innovative products.
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.
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
