Bill Kinney
Gas? Or Electric?
With the popularization of electric induction cooking on land, a similar trend has been going on in the boating world. Electric...
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Bill Kinney
- Aug 30
- 4 min
Other People’s Boats
Sometimes people have a boat located at Point A that they need at Point B and do not have the time themselves to do the move. People...
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Bill Kinney
- Aug 18
- 5 min
Check Your Bonding System
The subject of a boat's bonding system is a complex one and surrounded by a lot of mis-information and confusion. In this post, I make...
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Bill Kinney
- Aug 14
- 6 min
INSURANCE: Good, Bad, and Ugly
The insurance market for cruising sailboats has opened up a LITTLE in the past year as a few companies have come crawling back into the...
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Bill Kinney
- Jan 27, 2021
- 2 min
Something Very Old Fashioned, but Important
Once upon a time, before most of today's sailors were born, boats did not have knotmeters, or at least not inexpensive reliable ones like...
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Bill Kinney
- Nov 8, 2020
- 2 min
Lesson Re-learned
Sometimes a lesson that we learned a long time ago is, not forgotten, but not at the front of our minds. Sometimes re-learning the lesson...
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Bill Kinney
- Oct 26, 2020
- 3 min
Updating the Amel Bow Thruster
The bow thruster that Amel designed for the Super Maramu and similar boats was far ahead of its time. It is still one of the best out...
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Bill Kinney
- Oct 26, 2020
- 3 min
Should I use a Portable Generator on My Boat?
Some boats that require AC power but do not have the space or financial resources for a “real” marine generator use these small gasoline...
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Bill Kinney
- Oct 25, 2020
- 6 min
What Sailboat Should I Buy?
This question in one variation or another, is probably the most commonly asked question on internet sailing forums. Since this is the...
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Bill Kinney
- Nov 17, 2019
- 5 min
Battery Connections
How to connect large battery banks for long life and reliable service
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