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Dan.....been there done that, I did a circumnavigation of Australia in the late 1980's in a 40' yacht, and only had one 40w panel...yikes... I have found that my lpg cooking and heating system have saved a lot of power and really economical.....couple of my friends have a space issue like you...

Most of these problems can be solved by more solar panels, I'm lucky enough to have a large flat roof, and have 9 x 250w panels, I use my budget 3000w pure sine wave inverters for everything except my big 2kw pump, which is for emergency pumping and has its own Yamaha 8kw generator. Thing is...

One word......Scotchguard........and take the time to spray the upholstery with several coats and let it dry between coats. I used this on my yacht upholsteryfor many years and never had a stain that didn't sponge off. Dogs are something else, all I can think off is to go for a flatter material...

I recently stripped and painted my deck, I used a 4" belt sander and 40 grit, with a jury rigged broom handle attached, which saved my knees from being destroyed and made the job go a lot faster, I fastened a foot long strip of alloy between the lower part of the broom handle and the sander...

Blaming budget cuts is total BS, following colregs and keeping an adequate lookout are the most basic requirements for any vessel, anywhere in the world. With over 300 trained sailors aboard, this kind of disaster should never happen, even gear failure should bring forth a back up. The Captain...

Thanks to all....

Thanks FF, good stuff, I hadn't considered the engine speed, guess I can optimise through the pulleys

Hi Everyone, maybe you can help me out.. I have the chance to fit a 8kw AC alternator thats in good shape, to my 6L3B Gardner We have a 65' retired charter boat with a huge flat roof deck, thus plenty of solar power and a 3000ah battery bank to handle our modest lighting, washer...

In Southern Tasmania, Cygnet bay, the weather is beautiful, at the moment ! ! ! 14c, flat calm and clear skies, makes winter very tolerable.......good cruising grounds around Bruny Island and the Huon river, yet so few boats being used in winter. All the sunbirds are up in the Whitsunday...

Captain Cook, Ernest Shackelton and Joshua Slocum are having a good chuckle as they read this one.......and I wonder what Tristan Jones would say............ (no offence intended....)

Hello all, my first post...... Looking to do some long distance cruising in my 60 tonne, 65' boat, and trying to work out the best way to provide an emergency back up propulsion system, for my 6 L3B Gardner. The Gardner is in great condition and incredibly reliable, but I have a belt and...