Understanding Battery Ratings: A Boater’s Guide to Amps and Amp-Hours
Understanding the basics of amperes and ampere-hours can help you manage your boat’s electrical system more effectively. Yet they are often mixed up or misunderstood.
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Wooden boat varnish: the best protection and finish
Choosing the right varnish for a wooden boat is an essential step. It guarantees not only the boat’s aesthetic appeal, but also its durability in marine conditions.
Preventing and fighting fire aboard: the complete guide
Find out how to prepare for the risk of fire: gear up and learn the right tricks to keep your boat and crew safe!
Weekly quiz: the autopilot steers off course!
When you set your autopilot to steer due west, the boat seems to consistently head WSW. Similarly, when aiming due south, the boat veers SSE.
🔹 What might be causing this discrepancy?
🔹 And how is this issue generally corrected?
Weekly quiz: can your life jacket inflate due to getting wet?
While getting soaked hiking in the lifelines, you wonder: can your life jacket might suddenly inflate due to getting wet?
Weekly quiz: Marine VHF duplex and simplex channels
VHF is the marine communication means of choice.
Rather than bother with frequencies, its numbered channels was a great idea. It made radio simple to understand and use for boaters.
That is, until different needs led different countries to use it in different ways…
Weekly quiz: anode lifespan and replacement
Here, 3 different anodes can be seen before splashing back into the water. Questions 🔹 What is the typical lifespan of an anode and how often should they be inspected? 🔹 What are signs that an anode needs to be replaced? And bonus question 🔹 Where do anodes need to be typically placed on a…
Herringbone stitch to the rescue: repair a torn sail by yourself
Have you ever been stuck with a tear in your sail and not known what to do about it? How do you go about repairing it yourself? Can you sew it, and most of all how?
Fortress, the ultimate lightweight aluminum anchor
Over the last few decades, new anchor types have been added to the traditional range of mooring equipment. In this new Product Test, we take a look at a more modern anchor. Meet the Fortress, a lightweight anodized aluminum anchor we’ve tested many times during our travels. What’s the difference between a lightweight anchor and…
Looking after your inflatable life jacket
Your life jacket can save your life! Good upkeep is essential to ensure its reliability. It will also last longer. Here are a few best practices for routine maintenance and periodic servicing of your life jacket. But let’s start with a reminder of the types of personal flotation devices (PFDs) commonly used. Which type of…
