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Marine electrical systems can be scary, mysterious stuff. They are often weak points that can turn a weekend on the water into a knuckle-busting grump-fest.

Fortunately we’ve put together an in-depth 6-part video series on marine electrical systems. In this video series, we asked Professor Don Eley to show us what we need to know to untangle the electrical systems on our own boats. We hope these videos give you confidence in dealing with electrical systems on your own boat.

Author	Title
Ellen Leonard	Inadvertently Green, The Budget Cruising Dividend: This article originally appeared in the October 2011 issue of Ocean Navigator magazine.  With its focus on minimalist...
Maynard Bray	A Simple Electrical System for the Herreshoff S-class Sloop Mischief: From earlier posts, you may already know that MISCHIEF is one of the Herreshoff S-class sloops and that she was recently...

 

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