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Specific tests of battery, bonding, alternator, shore power, master switch, and wiring.
[Cruising World, April 2001]
An e-mail discussion list for people interested in boating gear and maintenance information. Almost 300 subscribers.
[SailNet, Charleston, SC, USA]
Seven multimeters from Radio Shack, Gardner Bender, Ancor, Triplett and Fluke are rated for features and accuracy. 5 pages with photos and comparison table.
[Practical Sailor, 15 May 2004]
ABYC has been developing and updating the safety standards for boat building and repair for nearly 50 years. The ABYC offers courses in engines, electrical, refrigeration, corrosion, and other subjects.
[American Boat & Yacht Council, Edgewater, MD, USA]
This simple device holds your shorepower cord or other electrical cord neatly coiled, releasing only the amount needed.
[BurkTek Incorporated, Kansas City, MO, USA]
Converters transform 24-volt current to 12-volt and vice versa. Useful for powering navigation instruments and for keeping voltage constant at a fixed 12 or 24 volts.
[Mastervolt USA, Inc., Thomaston, ME, USA]
Switches, replacement bulbs, terminal blocks, fuse holders, connectors, outlets and more
[Perko, Inc., Miami, FL, USA]
All purpose monitoring alarm for engine, electrical, batteries, fire, flood & bilge, gas & toxic fumes, GPS, weather, sounder, plumbing, intrusion, and more.
[DataStar Marine Products Inc., North Vancouver, BC, Canada]
Traces wiring throughout your boat and helps find broken circuitry. Transmits a tone from either end of the wire and traces the tone with a receiver wand.
[Ancor Marine Grade Products, Cotati, CA, USA]
Switches, terminals, cables, connectors, and other electrical products for the marine environment
[Sierra International, Litchfield, IL, USA]
Calculating Your Electrical Needs
I am convinced that the key to pleasurable long-distance ocean sailing has nothing to do with sails or hull design or reading the winds and currents. Rather, it is the ability to keep 12 measly volts of electricity moving through myriad colorful wires in a damp and vibrating little world.
Jim Rogers
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