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Lightning Protection: The Truth About Dissipators
About this time of year, when lightning strikes become frequent occurrences, we receive a good deal of mail asking about static dissipators such as...
Getting the Charge Out of Lightning
Miraculously, relatively few people are injured in lightning strikes. Frequently, of course, no one is aboard the boat when it is struck, and it...
Lightning Protection – Tip #1
Getting the Charge out of LightningMost boat owners have only the vaguest idea of what is involved in protecting their boats from lightning damage....
Lightning Protection – Tip #2
Most boat owners have only the vaguest idea of what is involved in protecting their boats from lightning damage. Many believe that their boats...
Lightning Protection – Tired Topsides – Yacht Design
Lightning ProtectionDo you have any knowledge of a commercially manufactured lightning arrestor system for a sailboat? If not, do you have any recommendations for...
When Lightning Was Green
Summers are hot in Florida but never so much as just before a storm. The humidity can be so oppressive that windows will fog...
Tackling Fuel Tank Replacement
Patrick Childress
October is the time of year when the procrastinating catches up to us. The big projects we avoided all summer stare us in...
Mailport: Dinghy Rollers, Prop Paints, Bosun chairs
DINGHY BEACH ROLLERS
Regarding your Inside PS blog, “Building a Better Boat Fender,” inflatable dinghy beach rollers also work great as fenders. They serve two...
Estimating Solar Panel Size for Boats
The starting point for a successful solar panel installation is quantifying your requirements. We present here a simple analysis based on the test boat...
Do Cruisers Need Jib Leech Telltales?
Telltales on the body of the jib and leech of the main are commonplace, and most of us learned to sail using them. They...
