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We Almost Caught Fire - A Warning to Replace your Shore Power Plug with a SmartPlug
Well, it happened. I almost burned down the boat. How? With the same terrible shore power plug that most all of us are using.
Adam Morris
Feb 44 min read
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Energy Recovery Watermakers — Running a Watermaker on Solar and Batteries
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.
Adam Morris
Nov 19, 202510 min read
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Testing CIGS Solar Panels: Are Most of Us Holding Onto an Inferior Technology?
After dealing with the rapid degradation of our latest SunPower flexible panels, we decided to try something different—CIGS Panels
Adam Morris
Mar 21, 20257 min read
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Can You Run a Marine Air Conditioner on Battery Power? Comfort Away from the Dock
This has become a popular topic of conversation among cruisers we meet: can you run a marine air conditioner off batteries? Is untethered co
Adam Morris
Aug 15, 20239 min read
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