After ditching power generation from marine diesel generators a few years back, all new equipment that goes on Connie has to fit into our (mostly solar-generated) power budget. It was long past time to re-add watermaking to Connie's list of skills.

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