How to keep your battery bank charged and appliances running (published November 2012) Keeping your battery bank charged and in good condition so you always have […]
Monitors, Smart Chargers and Inverters
Battery Banter
(published November 2012) Chuck Hawley, West Marine’s Vice President of Product Development, recently bought an Alerion Express 38 Yawl and is learning how to be a […]
All Charged Up
Consider an alternator upgrade for increased efficiency (published November 2012) Your engine’s alternator can be considered the battery bank’s primary charging device since you use the […]
Sail Off the Grid
Solar, wind and water power for independent cruising (published November 2012) As I sit and write on a charging laptop, the refrigerator compressor kicks on nearby, […]
Avoid Boom Doom
Rigging a preventer or boom brake (published November 2012) Warning: The only way to start this is with a dramatic, yet frightening reality. “BOOM” isn’t exactly […]
Replacing Sanitary Hoses
A cautionary tale (published October 2012) In the year 2000, when Island Packet built my precious IP 380, MoDachaidh, apparently modern technology hadn’t yet perfected the […]
Practice Makes Perfect
Refinishing Regina Oceani’s middle-aged hull (published October 2012) It takes a great deal of bravery, faith and endurance to refinish the hull of a 31-year-old, 42-foot […]
Year 5: What Worked, What Didn’t
(published October 2012) Setting off from Rhode Island five years ago to sail around the world, we installed a multi-page list of new equipment on our […]
The Experts Weigh In
BWS authors share their favorite safety and communication gear (published September 2012) Without question, our most valuable and useful piece of electronics is an ICOM 802 […]
Fitting Out for Cruising
15 top upgrades that transform your boat into a liveaboard voyager (published October 2012) Whether you are buying a new boat through a dealer or a […]