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This winter will be a project to refresh the electrical on the boat. My first step in this process is to draw out a detailed diagram for my transom wiring. There will be a separate effort to address everything forward of there. There will be a separate effort in terms of actual build...

Finished installing a new solar array on my 2005 25 Cruiser. The old panels sat directly on top of the house and the wiring went through the side of the house on the starboard side. I didn't like this arrangement -- didn't work with a dinghy mounted on the house and the wiring going in through...

As part of the refresh for my entire bilge area that climaxed with removal and replacement of my fuel tank, I am also replacing these hatches that almost everyone seems to find problematic. I’ve begun prepping the existing penetrations to build up the profile with fiber reinforced epoxy and...

Since getting Pearl (formerly Daydream) in July we've had the opportunity to do a couple of shakedown cruises. One area we found work needed to be done was in the fuel tank. We discovered at our first fuel-up that the gaskets on the inspection hatch were blown resulting in a fair bit of...

We took our 25 Cruiser out for her first longer trip this weekend and noticed somewhat poor fuel consumption relative to the several posts from others. Acknowledging the caveats that loading, sea state, driving style, prop geometry, etc. all play significant roles in this figure the calculated...