Troubleshooter: Shorepower Danger
The Definitive Guide To What You Need To Know About Shorepower Code Changes - It Could Save Your Life.
Technical
From battery selection and yacht maintenance on your trawler, to fuel system design and filtration, to stabilizers and hydraulics, to refits and repairs, to engines types and oil, our selection of technical articles offers you a wide range of subjects. Where power cruiser technical articles are concerned, chances are good if you’re interested in it, we’ve written about it.
Blue Tape: The Universal Light Dimmer
In this 'Postscript' from Peter Swanson he follows up on preserving your night vision with the best way to dim all those pilothouse lights - painter's tape.
How to Maneuver Your Boat in Close Quarters
The expertise you employ maneuvering in close quarters has as much to do with skill as it does with proper planning.
Troubleshooter: Adhesives, Caulks, Sealants
Steve Zimmerman explains choosing the right sealant for the job and why 5200 shouldn't be your go to.
Troubleshooter: Stability Concerns
Steve Zimmerman walks through the pro's and con's of various methods of stabilization.
The Right Stuff: Chain Reaction
Steve Zimmerman goes over best practices for storing anchors while underway and broaches the controversial topic of anchor swivels.
Loop Lab: Inside Brunswick’s New Smart Boating Startup
Where Brunswick’s newest venture, in smart boating, Nautic-On was born
Maintain your Seawater Pumps
Our troubleshooting guru, Steve Zimmerman, takes us through how to properly maintain your raw water pumps.
TROUBLESHOOTER: What To Do When Your Engine Won't Start (and it started yesterday)
Steve Zimmerman explains how to troubleshoot issues with your marine diesel engine's starter.
Raymarine Axiom Integrates with Mavic and Spark Drones (Video)
Raymarine and DJI integration can help you scout a mooring field, spot fish, or take epic pictures of your boat.
Dangerous AIS Targets? New Challenges To Safe Navigation
Unregulated AIS fishing beacons are most likely illegal and pose a hazard to navigation
Avoiding Engine Room Disaster
A little training and some quick thinking save a couples long weekend.
Seamanship: Narrow Straits
Understanding our responsibilities for operating in narrow channels with large ships
Great Loop Shoptalk
A conversation with Kim Russo, the Executive Director of the American Great Loop Cruising Association.
Troubleshooter: Generate Solutions
A reliable genset can be essential to comfortable cruising. These skills can save your cruise.
Night Shift: Seamanship Skills For Cruising Past Daylight
Distant harbors beckon the power cruising boater, but distant harbors take time to reach, which means you may need to use that second set of 12 hours we get each day—you know, the ones in the dark.
The Importance Of Rule 5 And Situational Awareness
An important Seamanship article from our friends at Soundings Magazine regarding COLREGS Rule 5.
Just Another Day on the Outer Banks (Video)
Check out this video from a day of surf drills in 10 to 12 foot seas
Electronics Product: The Lowrance FishHunter 3D
A castable fish finder, with 3D and mapping capabilities, all in the palm of your hand.
Troubleshooter: The Fuel Burn
Regular contributor, Steve Zimmerman of Zimmerman Marine, dives deep into the often confusing metric of fuel burn.