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Skarne Marine has a different layout in their new 25' with the Galley up forward under the dash and no aft door. On either side of the helm are two sliding doors with an aft U-shaped seating area. It weighs an few tons, but they claim exceptionally high mpg and high speed. Take a look at...

The ABYC has amended its standards to allow a 30ma Equipment Leakage Circuit Interrupter (ELCI) on the shore power input to the boat and requires it on new boats. I've never liked connecting the DC ground to the AC grounding circuit. With the use of an ELCI, this would not be needed. In...

We connected a Comair AIS Multi unit to our Garmin 4010 GPS. The multi unit receives two channels and has a built-in antenna splitter (with amplifier). The VHF antenna goes into the AIS and out to the VHF radio. It does not transmit our position. The connection to the Garmin is through the...

Nigel Calder in the "Boatowner's Mechanical and Electrical Manual" (2005, p. 520) cautions that aluminum tanks are prone to failure (leaks) due to corrosion. He quotes a Coast Guard Boating Safety Circular (#79, Apr. 97): "Aluminum tanks failed in many different types of boats...were reported...

How did those of you with a bronze screw-in bilge drain plug go about the installation? I assume you drilled the old hole over-sized (how big?), and then undercut to fill the whole thing with epoxy. Drill for a new drain tube and screw on the bronze fitting with the screw-in plug. Did you...

We built a current and voltage distribution module to fit in the stern lazarette. The module is about 12 x 12 inches and about 3 inches deep. The start and the house batteries are housed in the same compartment to the right and left of the module. We ran two circuits forward to the helm using...

Hi Bob, On our Venture the deck in the aft cockpit and in the cabin is sealed on the sides and at the back. The only openings are those I cut to get rid of the water. The deck is cored balsa between two fiber glass layers; the top layer is about 1/4" thick. This looks much like the design...

See new post on page 7 of water under aft deck. Tim and Dave Kinghorn

Go to milltechmarine.com. In the 3rd paragraph (how is AIS displayed) click on AIS Live. This will bring up AIS in Real time for the Seattle area. You can manipulate the configuration of the display as you would on your own display.

When we lifted the aft gas tanks to place spacers under the tanks (to prevent corrosion), we looked down the holes where the lag bolts penetrated the upper floor and found water in the enclosed space (no flotation). We cut two access holes between the tanks and pumped out the water (it was...