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Lithium boat batteries: 12 of the best options tested
WEBJun 15, 2021 — Emrhys Barrell tests a dozen 12V lithium boat batteries (60-120Ah) with integral charge monitoring and the results are surprising. TAGS: affiliates. Boat owners have long relied upon the lead-acid battery to start their engines, run electric lights and, these days, to power inverters to run household items such as …
What are the different types of seacock and when should I replace …
WEBMay 4, 2022 — Types of seacock. Seacocks (valves) are an essential part of the underwater skin fitting. Occasionally the terms ‘skin fittings’ and ‘seacocks’ are used interchangeably, but the seacock is specifically the valve that lets the water in or out. Three different types of seacocks – gate valve, ball valve and cone valve.
Best forward-looking sonar: 5 units tested - Practical Boat Owner
WEBMay 10, 2016 — The plotter offers two forward views: LiveVü and RealVü 3D. LiveVü will look familiar to fishfinder users, with the classic blue screen and smeared lines, coloured to show the strength of the echo. RealVü scans a 60° arc ahead of the boat to build a picture of the seabed ahead, similar to the Echopilot 3D.
Sailing weather apps and websites - Practical Boat Owner
WEBJun 3, 2016 — Website, iOS and Android apps. Windguru offers six-hourly updates based on the GFS and WRF models. GFS is available free to view, but the WRF model is delayed by six hours unless you subscribe (€19.90 a year). Resolution is 27km for GFS, which gives three-hourly forecasts, and 9km for WRF, which gives hourly forecasts.
Best inflatable boat: 9 compact tenders put to the test
WEBSep 9, 2021 — Inflatables are everywhere: paddleboards, canoes, kayaks, tents, kites and wings – and inflatable boat technology has long been a practical option for tenders, RIBs, liferafts and lifejackets. But what the ‘new wave’ of inflatable boats brings to the practical boating landscape is the air floor, which makes very stable, very lightweight tenders a very practical option for people with ...
Best electric outboard motors: 9 of the best options on the market
WEBJun 9, 2021 — Mitek: 2.6-20hp electric outboard motors. Italian-based Mitek makes a series of outboards where the drive is enclosed under a cowling and the power is fed in from a separate battery bank. “Our outboard sales are focused on the portable market, from 2.6hp up to the newest 15hp and 20hp,” says sales manager Silvia Peduto.
Nav in a Nutshell: Lighthouse characteristics on charts
WEBAug 27, 2015 — Lighthouse characteristics on a chart are given in a set format. Admiralty booklet 5011 covers all the variations, but basically if you see, say, ‘Fl.5s 49m 28M’ it means a white light flashes every 5 seconds, the centre of the light is 49m above MHWS (mean high water springs) and in good visibility, the light is powerful enough to be seen ...
Big C Atlantic Challenge ends in disaster as the 1m boat is …
WEBMay 30, 2023 — Sadly, Tom died from cancer in 2017, without having regained the record. Andrew Bedwell, who has his own boat repair business, approached Tom’s family who allowed him to modify Big C for his own record attempt, which, if successful, would have seen him sailing 1,900 miles from St Johns, Newfoundland to the finish off …
Restore and revive faded gelcoat: Three different methods to try
WEBAug 5, 2019 — 1. Cleaner wax/polish. A boat that looks like this needs only a ceramic coating, paste wax, or PTFE polish. Tools and materials. Microfibre towels: 4-8. Shurhold Pro Polish: £20 bottle. Non-slip deck cleaner: £12 bottle. This is the simplest and least laborious of the three methods, but only applies to newer boats with surface stains, minor ...
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