"Ellen MacArthur" said:
Does tugboat talk really belong in a sailing news group?

If it bothers you, I'll use shorter simpler words

..... Do sailboats
really need batteries? Mine does just fine with no battery.


Does your boat have lights? Instruments? Windlass? Pumps?
Refrigeration? An engine?

The technology of electricity is one of the cornerstones of
what is sometimes called Western civilization. If you don't
need it, that's fine. But are you sure of your ground in
criticising others for having it?

Dave wrote:
Most of us have something bigger than a sailing dink, and don't like to hand
start the diesel with a crank except in emergencies.

Starting your diesel with your crank? Now *that's* manly!!
Are you trying to impress Ellen here?!?

DSK