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Hi, I’m Alex!

I’ve been working as a Design Engineer in the boat building industry for nearly 10 years, and am also a boating enthusiast in my own time.

On this site I aim to help answer your questions with regard to buying, selling and maintaining boats, and anything else in between!

If you have any specific questions please let me know via the contact page and I’ll do my best to answer them!

The Best Jet Ski Tours in Key Largo

Key Largo is a beautiful place to enjoy a sunny day. If you do not wish to spend the entire day simply lounging on the beach and swimming, you may consider taking it up a notch – or in other words, go jet skiing! That being said, if you’re a beginner you will probably want […]

What Causes an Outboard Motor to Overheat?

Without a doubt outboard motors are the most ingenious means of propulsion for boats; they’re a fully self contained power plant, they come in a range of different sizes, and they’re convenient to maintain and transport. However in some ways their supreme utility can be a curse as much as it is a blessing. People […]

Can a Regular Refrigerator Be Used on a Boat?

A regular refrigerator may be used on a boat, but there will be a couple of considerations that you will have to keep in mind, such as the power available aboard your boat. Regular refrigerators will require more power and different voltages, so they might turn out to be more of a hassle compared to […]

Do I Need to Fit an Electric Bilge Pump to My Boat?

In all my years as a marine engineer I have, almost as a matter of course, specified that both manual and electric bilge pumps be used in any design that will likely see water enter the bilge from time to time. Sometimes this also extends to the freeboard deck if water can become trapped above […]

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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