Six years ago I built a calculator to figure out how much power we actually consume on Channel Surfing. I used it to size our solar and house bank upgrade when I converted to LFP. I've been refining it ever since and sharing it with anyone who asks. It includes real Pacific Northwest solar production data as experienced by Channel Surfing, throughout the year, and an AGM vs LFP battery capacity comparison. Enter your daily usage (how long you'll watch TV, listen to the radio, use the...

If you've ever tried to figure out what a Ranger Tug actually costs to own — not what the brochure says, not what the dealer estimates — you know how hard it is to find real numbers. We've been keeping them since June 2020. Every dollar spent on fuel, moorage, insurance, maintenance, and upgrades on our 2021 Ranger Tug R27 Outboard is documented. Six years. 12,949 statute miles. One boat. Real numbers. We've put it all into a free one-page guide and we're making it available to anyone who...

Prop testing results are in!