Well, it happened. I almost burned down the boat. How? With the same terrible shore power plug that most all of us are using.

Let's dig into the truth to the 75-80% power reduction claims for Energy Recovery Watermakers, review some comparison data, chat with the inventors, and discuss who I think an ER watermaker (and it's hefty budget) makes sense for.

After dealing with the rapid degradation of our latest SunPower flexible panels, we decided to try something different—CIGS Panels

This has become a popular topic of conversation among cruisers we meet: can you run a marine air conditioner off batteries? Is untethered co

Out of the motley crew, one is leaps and bounds ahead as our daily driver: the Hurkins Orbit. See below for some side by side comparisons

Note: I/we are not sponsored by any companies mentioned in this article. We cruise full time on our test bed, SV Confianza, and we enjoy...

If you own a cruising boat, you will have to learn to be an electrician (in addition to a painter, a detailer, a mechanic, a rigger, and a p