10 Things You Should Never Bring on a Sailboat
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What should you never bring on a sailboat? In this Practical Sailor top 10 countdown, we’re looking at the forbidden items that don’t belong aboard, from funny sailor superstitions like bananas on boats to very real safety problems like unfused battery wires, sketchy marine electrical work, wire nuts, household extension cords, automotive chargers, portable propane heaters, glassware, cardboard storage boxes, aerosol sunscreen, and dark-soled shoes. Some of these are annoying, some are messy, and some can genuinely create expensive or dangerous problems on a sailboat.
Whether you’re buying your first sailboat, maintaining an old cruiser, upgrading your marine electrical system, or just trying to avoid dumb boat-owner mistakes, this video is a practical checklist of things to remove, replace, or rethink aboard your boat. We’ll cover why proper marine wiring matters, why tinned copper wire is worth the money, why battery wires need fuses, why household electrical gear doesn’t belong in damp marine spaces, and how small choices aboard can become big problems later.
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