Cross-Bank Battery Charging—DC/DC Chargers
Cross-bank battery charging with DC/DC chargers or alternator-to-battery chargers.
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Cross-Bank Battery Charging—Splitters and Relays
A well set up cruising boat electrical system separates the house and engine start batteries. Here’s how to make sure both are properly charged.
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Battery Bank Separation and Cross-Charging Best Practices
We all know that any cruising boat should have the engine and house banks separated, but that’s just the start of what we need to know.
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How Hard Can We Charge Our Lead-Acid Batteries?
Charging batteries fast has all kinds of benefits: less engine wear, fuel savings, less carbon. But how far can we go?
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Choosing & Installing Battery Switches
Selecting battery master switches and deciding how to wire them is a fundamental part of a good cruising live-aboard electrical system.
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Adventure 40 Rig
The Adventure 40 will be, above all, a great sailboat, and great sailboats have well-thought-out rigs.
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Battery Containment—Part 1
Most production boats have battery boxes that are nowhere near strong enough for use on an offshore boat. Let’s fix that.
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5 Safety Tips For Working on Boat DC Electrical Systems
Just because the battery-supplied systems on cruising boats are low voltage, that does not make them safe. Here are some tips to reduce the chances of a nasty injury.
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Building a Seamanlike Lithium Battery System
Lithium batteries have many benefits, but are too complicated and fragile, and not fault tolerant enough, to be relied upon exclusively on an offshore boat. Here’s how to fix that.
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Two More Shore Power Safety Upgrades
Two fixes many production and new-to-us boats will need to make the high-voltage shore power system safe.
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9 Tips To Select Seamanlike Gear
When we plan to head offshore in a cruising boat we need to think carefully and differently about how we equip the boat.
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Adventure 40 Keel—Strength and Grounding Resistance
If we cruise for long enough, we will likely run aground. The Adventure 40 will forgive us and have a keel that will withstand the stress of offshore voyaging for decades.
This article will be useful to all cruisers, regardless of the boat you plan to buy.
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Adventure 40 Keel—Draft and Shape
The A40 keel draft and shape will be optimized for great performance when sailing offshore.
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Download Cruising Sailboat Rig Checklist
The rig checklist is ready for download and links to five articles of in depth inspection tips and advice on fixing the problems you find.
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When Stuff Goes Wrong At Sea
It’s easy to feel competent when things go well at sea in a yacht, but the real learning begins when stuff goes wrong.
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