Every now and then the topic of bonding a boat's underwater metal comes up. Sometimes pretty heated discussions can get going among the marine systems geeks that get interested in this topic. In any event, its worth sharing some insight into this topic with all, especially in light of my post last week that discussed the poor fellow's new boat that sank due to an issue with electrolytic corrosion. When we talk about a bonding system on a boat we are discussing a system, usually made up of ...

Xantrex has been busy. I just received one of their newest inverter chargers and Freedom Sequence units to check out and I'm totally impressed. This is a cool system. The inverter charger is shown here:                   OK, so I know some of you that are regulars here are sitting back saying Ed's losing it.....what's so exciting about an inverter charger? Listen up, I'm not losing it. This thing is really part of a nicely designed system that has some functionality we just don't see all ...

It is with great pride that I announce the publication of a new book that I and one of my good friends and longtime editors Tim Murphy have just  published through the ABYC. This whole project came about as part of a grant from the Kathy and Jerry Woods foundation and has been on-going for several years now. For those of you not familiar with Kathy and Jerry, they were the founders of the Annapolis Boat Shows and the Annapolis Sailing School. Their foundation centers on helping to educate ...

OK, I'll admit it, I was sceptical about the upcomiing America's Cup World series event just held in Newport, RI over the past weekend. I still have lingering memories of the last go around and all the rather annoying courtroom activity. Sailboat racing gone bad, rich dudes whining.... it all just turned me off to the whole thing. But, I have had a change of heart after watching the event from the water this past weekend. Check out one of the Oracle boats here: These new boats are cool! Who ...