Battery Installation Best Practices
July 27, 2020
A refit is a smart time to check batteries, connectors and cables.
A refit is a smart time to check batteries, connectors and cables.
Large 10- to 12-gauge butt connectors? Much finer wire? Try this trick and keep right on chuggin’.
A couple outfits a Fountaine Pajot Maryland 37 for their second cruise around the Great Loop.
Replicas, restomods and spirit-of-tradition builds
are reshaping the vintage boat industry.
How to extend the life of your teak decks—and what to do when they fail.
Getting ready for a boatyard visit? These tips will save time and money.
Choosing the right antifouling paint is a matter of knowing your boat, your habits and your waterways
It took one man 11 years to restore a 51-year-old Grand Banks 42. now they are both back home on the water.
A growing yacht refit sector is good news for yacht owners, and it can benefit new-boat builders as well.
Take the following considerations to heart during your next refit to save time, money and your sanity.
How to maintain your boat’s exterior during extended voyages.
An interesting and well-optioned 3-stateroom newcomer to U.S. shores
After overplanning for a Gulf Stream crossing on my refitted Grand Banks 47, I found myself in a scene that would have shocked anyone.
Your boat and its systems are composed of a wide variety of fasteners.
It’s smart to keep an eye on the boat’s emergency equipment, even between scheduled service intervals.
Discover how Captain Luuc Klop transformed a rugged, unfinished 44-foot pilothouse trawler into “Barabbas”—a stunning, family-friendly passagemaker.
A Veteran of Two Great Loops on Small Boats Considers a Third in a 25-foot C-Dory TomCat.
Setting expectations and communicating clearly can make time on the hard shorter and more fruitful.
It’s not every day that a builder and owner take Hull No. 1 for 1,200-mile, open-water shakedown, but the Demey 60 Spaceship is headed for new frontiers.
The concept process behind Croix du Sud demonstrates how to consider a future refit for a classic build.
