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Boat electrics inspection checklist

by Simon Jollands | Boat Maintenance, Preparation, Yacht ownership

With the boat ashore, here are some recommendations for carrying out a boat owner electrics inspection. Safety is always paramount so remember to do the checks with the batteries off. Wearing a head torch helps, make notes as you go and only tackle a repair if you are...

Boat electrics

by Simon Jollands | Boat Maintenance, Preparation, Yacht ownership

All boat owners should have a basic knowledge of electrics, both to avoid encountering electrical problems at sea and to stand a chance of solving them should they occur. It goes without saying that the marine environment is bad news for electric systems and all their...

Marine engine electrical system

by Simon Jollands | Boat Maintenance, Preparation, Yacht ownership

Boat owners who grew up sailing boats without engines often treat the idea of boat engine maintenance with a fair amount of trepidation, whether inboard or outboard varieties. This trepidation has a tendency to go up a notch when the subject of maintaining an...

Rewiring a boat – overcoming the challenges involved

by Simon Jollands | Boat Maintenance, Preparation

Skippers need to have a basic knowledge of boat electrics, to avoid potential problems and to be able to solve them when they happen. The basic principles are easy enough to grasp, but as I have discovered, the challenges involved in rewiring a boat are more...

Boat electrics inspection checklist

Boat electrics

Marine engine electrical system

Rewiring a boat – overcoming the challenges involved

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