I am pretty old school – I can’t help but laugh out loud when I see a kid sitting in a stroller wearing a safety helmet or riding a bike down the street wearing full body armor. I am not sure why people insists on these “precautions.” Perhaps it is because our society is so… [Read More]
Electrical System
I have always been very interested in solar energy. The sun is a very powerful resource of which we, as a planet, are simply not taking full advantage. A few years ago I calculated the equipment needed to supply 100% of the electricity requirements by my home. The cost was rather astounding and enough for… [Read More]
Ahh… Fresh!!!
Note from JD: This post is in regards to the first sailboat that I owned (this one). Somehow, some diesel fuel and gotten into the bilge and the smell got old REALLY quick. I tried the PureAyr product that I wrote about here and I can report that it definitely works! I sprayed it on nearly… [Read More]
Out of Gas?
There I was motoring along in the channel into Marco Island, FL and pop, bang, shudder… stop. No more noise!! Hmm, says I. This is probably not an ideal place for a breakdown. I walked to the bow, tossed the anchor over and started scratching my head. I could not believe I was out of… [Read More]
Smells
I recently saw a discussion regarding removal of bad odor/smells on a boat. My sailboat smells so I was paying attention. I think my boats problem is diesel fuel smell but I don’t have any background on which to base this assumption. The product being recommended was PureAyre. It is not a cheap option but… [Read More]
LED Lights
It is time to upgrade the lighting on my boat to LED lights. The single biggest reason for this is to save energy. I have a reasonably sized battery bank and an 80-watt solar panel. This is far from “too much power” so conservation is a good thing. I found some very inexpensive replacement LED lights… [Read More]
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