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It lets wires in and keeps water out Issue 98: Sept/Oct 2014 So you’re planning to add solar panels and a wind turbine to your boat. How can you lead the wires belowdecks without creating yet another leak? Most boat owners are loath to drill additional holes in their decks. They know this will invariably...
Hand and reef, I’m in . . . but must I also steer? Issue 95 : Mar/Apr 2014 After more than 20 years of sailing, I have finally figured out that I lack the knack for steering. Apparently I just don’t have the right combination of skills. I’ll do deck work. I’ll be right there...
Mitigating mayhem might be your best hope Issue 98: Sept/Oct 2014 In our travels aboard Nine of Cups, we’ve seen some dandy thunder-and-lightning storms. In some places, like the mid-latitudes in the southern hemisphere, they seem to be pretty rare, while in Florida and Panama hardly a day in the summer goes by without at...
Nobility among metals has its benefits Issue 95 : Mar/Apr 2014 When two dissimilar metals are immersed in an electrolyte, they form a battery. If they are connected electrically, an electric current will flow between them. (An electrolyte is any substance that is electrically conductive due to the presence of free ions. Electrolytic solutions are...
