Communication Skills
A backup battery system for a fixed-mount VHF ensures communications in an emergency....
Category: Electrical
Bright Lights
The LED revolution has seen a million rechargeable lights hit market—many for the marine market. I...
Taking Charge – Battery Basics
Knowing battery basics and technologies empowers battery choices. Aboard any boat with an...
Being Big Brother – Floathub
Last year, as hurricane Dorian headed for Florida, I was forced to evacuate, leaving my schooner...
All Things Being Equal – Equalizing Batteries
Equalizing batteries can improve performance and extend their lifespan. Lead acid house batteries...
The Empirical Battery Test
When they were new, the four Rayovac 6-volt golf-cart (GC2) batteries on Phantom, our Pearson 365 ketch, had plenty of electrical capacity to provide all the power we needed to go three or more days between recharging, perfect...
Ferrites Run Interference
They put a check on electronic noise from RFI and EMI Have you ever tried to listen to someone transmitting on their VHF whose voice was almost drowned out by an annoying buzzing noise? Or maybe you can’t pick up your emails via...
Small-Scale Solar
A simple system will keep a frugal sailor’s battery topped off When I first mentioned adding solar power to our Corsair F 24 trimaran, my boating partners choked. They envisioned a complex system, and the big dollar signs that...
Hints and Pointers for Installing AIS
This is further technical information about purchasing, installing, and powering AIS devices from the article in the July 2015 issue. Entr’acte’s navigation system consists of two identical chart plotters (nav...
Instrument Sun Cover
A homemade replacement is the answer My good old boat was a former racer and came with a KVH Sailcomp electronic compass and sailing instrument. As it was quite old, the LCD display had become barely readable. I could tell it...
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