Are you thinking about making a few upgrades to your boat? The holiday season is right around the corner and if you are a Bradenton boat owner occupying one of our slips, you may want to ask Santa for a few new items to take your vessel to the next level. For less than $500, the below improvements that can make your boat less prone to problems, safer, or more energy efficient. Power or sail, you can improve your boat with these upgrades.
1. Marinco GalvanAlert
What is a Marinco GalvanAlert and why do you need one? If your boat spends its life on a mooring, you don’t have to worry about this one. If your boat is stationed at a dock, however, GalvanAlert could save you several thousand dollars in corrosion-related damage.
Whenever you’re plugged in at a dock, you’re electrically connected to your dock neighbors. Electrical leakage current can easily travel from one boat to another through the dock’s wiring. Furthermore,...
The new 55-meter Italian mega-yacht, Ocean Paradise, recently won the Rina Green Plus prize for being the most eco-friendly yacht in the world. The boat was presented in a world premiere at the Monaco Yacht Show as the year’s leading example of yacht constructors’ efforts to reduce the carbon footprints of their vessels.
The Rina Green Plus prize is awarded based on criteria set out by Rina, a marine services company, in its Green Plus certification label, which encourages all manufacturers to produce more eco-friendly vessels.
There are several innovative green technologies aboard the magnificent Ocean Paradise. It contains a system that reabsorbs greenhouse gas emissions in order to limit their dispersion in the marine environment. The hull of the yacht boasts a brand new coating, reducing resistance in the water and thus enhancing full efficiency. The vessel is also lit with next-generation LED lights, also an optimal choice for energy efficiency.
The stunning mega-yacht can accommodate up to 12 guests in 6...
Are you in the midst of planning your next big vacation? Do you feel like you’ve seen and done it all? If you’re tired of spending time in the same old cities and countries you’ve been visiting for years, consider booking your next holiday on a luxurious mega-yacht. If money is no object, your options are limitless.
Yacht Amaryllis
Floating regally at 258ft, Amaryllis was built in 2011 by Abeking and Rasmussen. This beautiful yacht includes a master suite, one VIP stateroom, four double cabins, and one twin cabin. Beautifully decorated with tasteful pieces of art and furnished with bespoke pieces from Silverlining, this extravagant mega-yacht is a spectacle to behold. The sundeck features a 20ft swimming pool, while the back-end of the yacht offers a top-of-the-line gym with incredible views of the ocean. Unfortunately, this splendid luxury comes with a hefty price tag. At over one million dollars per week, this mega-yacht may exceed even the wealthiest family’s budget. This may...
A Different Way To Cool Your Boats Battery System
With this years Cruising World Magazine’s Boat of the Year contest recently we can really sit back and appreciate all the technological advancements from this last year. Specifically we saw not one, but three unique approaches to set up and using.
Whether it’s an AGM battery or an lithium ion, one thing is the same between the two; their re-charge acceptance rates are substantially better than with the traditional flooded electrolyte battery systems. What this means to the not terribly tech-savvy of us out there is that your boats alternator can end up working very much harder than it really needs to just to keep up. Which means your alternator will be getting really, really hot!
This heat is one of the leading factors that will cause electrical failure in your devices. Replacing a modern, high output alternator is quite the expense too, upwards of $1000! Not exactly what I’d love to be spending...
