Electrical Parasites?
January 7, 2022
Yup—your boat has them, and they’re constantly feeding, sometimes to the point that you can step aboard and find your batteries drained.
Yup—your boat has them, and they’re constantly feeding, sometimes to the point that you can step aboard and find your batteries drained.
Understanding power distribution can help you make smarter choices when adding equipment.
Whether hauling out annually or less often, follow this haul-out game plan to get the most from your time “on the hard.”
The problem was easy to see. Figuring out the solution was another matter.
A combination inverter/charger can be great on board, but when it fails, you need options.
Tracking down the source of onboard vibration requires a methodical approach.
Conducting your own personal test run can diagnose all kinds of problems before the big day.
Our experts have spoken. Here are the top “canned goods” you should be stocking on board.
Expert troubleshooter Steve Zimmerman’s top seven technical tips for boat shoppers.
Using the correct fasteners for different applications can prevent onboard problems.
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.
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.
