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A Full Guide to Cruising in the Baltic With Kids

Cruising in the Baltic is suitable with children of all ages. It’s a good way to be able to absorb the history and culture of northern Europe without the stress of multiple travel connections, and with the added benefit of all that life on board a ship has to offer. The Caribbean and Mediterranean might […]

Troubleshooting Your Boat’s Propane Refrigerator

Propane fueled refrigerators are certainly less common than electrical refrigerators on boats, but if installed correctly (typically in a gimbal mount to keep them level and the correct venting arrangement for leaking gas) they are a highly effective means of refrigeration, although they aren’t without the potential to suffer faults from time to time… Whilst […]

Are Jet Drive Boats Any Good? What Are The Pros and Cons of Jet Drives?

Off the top of my head there are 3 ways of propelling a boat, either through the use of a conventional propeller, an impeller (or ‘jet drive’), and aircraft style propellers typically found on flat bottomed air boats used in marshlands where below waterline propulsion is impractical. For most of us the choice will come […]

Boat Horn Buyer’s Guide

The humble horn is an often overlooked part of a boat’s safety critical systems, yet having a means of making an adequate audible warning signal is not only a requirement under both international and local maritime laws; it’s also prudent if you care about your own personal safety as well as that of your passengers/crew. […]

Are Electric Drives Going to Replace Diesel Engines?

In my most recent line of work technological prowess has been a major selling point to lure in our customers, unsurprisingly so given the rate of technological change in the marine industry. Perhaps nowhere has this been more evident than in our adoption of electric propulsion. This got me thinking, high technology among commercial marine […]

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