Gear & Merch

Categories we field-test

Tap a category to see what we field-test aboard.

Power — solar, storage, charging stacks we live on. Honest installs & fails included in Tech Time.

What we actually run aboard

These are the systems we live on every day. Tap one to see the real install.

Victron panel aboard

Power: Victron

A 48V Quattro running 24/7 and a lithium house bank of about 30 kWh.

See the setup →
 BougeRV solar on the hardtop

Solar: BougeRV

3,200W of solar on board, with 2,400W of BougeRV TopCon flexible panels on the new hardtops.

See the setup →
 Raymarine Axiom displays

Navigation: Raymarine

Axiom displays, YachtSense and a Quantum radar on the SeaView tower.

See the setup →
 Radio stack at the nav station

Communications

Starlink on the SeaView tower and an ICOM MA-510TR AIS.

See the setup →
 Mantus anchor and CROMOX chain

Anchoring: Mantus + CROMOX

A 125 lb Mantus M1 primary, a 55 lb Mantus M2 secondary and CROMOX stainless chain.

See the setup →
 Highfield tender

Tender: Highfield

Our dinghy is a Highfield Sport 390, aboard since December 2024.

See the setup →

See all systems →

How we review

Long-form, real-world use aboard a working boat — not desk unboxings. If it doesn’t hold up in salt and heat, we say so.