Boat Lights and Electrical Systems
Wired For The Water | Cable Crimping Made Easy
Building heavy-gauge battery cables and inverter leads on a vessel usually means hauling around an oversiz...
Wired For The Water | Why We Switched to Blue Sea Push-Button Breakers
Blown glass and automotive blade fuses are a constant headache on the water. They rarely blow at the dock—they trip when you're pulling c...
Wired For The Water | Why Ancor Adhesive-Lined Heat Shrink Tubing Is a Must
Standard single-wall heat shrink tubing might be fine for automotive work, but using it on a saltwat...
Wired For The Water | Manual Vs. Automatic Wire Strippers
If you own a boat, electrical maintenance is inevitable. Whether you're hooking up a new washdown pump...
Wired For The Water | Connecting Dissimilar Sized Wire
At some point while rigging or repairing electrical systems on your boat, you are going to encounter tw...
Wired For The Water | Make Better Connections With Ancor
Electrical gremlins on a vessel rarely originate from a failed switch or blown light—more often than not, they trace directly back to po...
Marine Battery Buying Guide: Cranking vs Deep Cycle vs Dual-Purpose
The right marine battery depends on one thing: the job you are asking it to do. A battery built to start an engine is designed differently from one...
Boat Navigation Lights: USCG Requirements, Placement & LED Upgrades
If you operate your boat between sunset and sunrise, or in reduced visibility, federal Navigation Rules require you to show navigation lights so ot...
Boat Trailer Lights: LED vs Submersible, Wiring & Legal Requirements
Trailer lights lead a hard life. They get backed into the water, dunked, pulled out and then asked to work reliably in highway traffic. It is no su...
Best Handheld VHF Marine Radios for 2026: Floating, GPS and DSC Compared
The best handheld VHF marine radio for 2026 is the one whose features match how you boat. For most U.S. boaters that means a floating design, a ...