Okay, so one of your questions might be "Who's Ed"? My name is Ed Sherman and I'm an award winning author of many magazine articles for publications like Cruising World, Boating, Soundings, Professional Boat Builder and Sailing World. I've also authored four trade books titled: Outboard Engines, Maintenance, Troubleshooting and Repair, The Powerboater's Guide to Electrical Systems, The 12 Volt Bible For Boats and Advanced Marine Electrics and Electronics Troubleshooting.

I've been referred to as a "marine systems guru" by some of my editors over the years, and have served as a Boat Of The Year judge for Cruising World for several years. In addition to my trade writing endeavors, I serve as the senior technical instructor and curriculum designer for the American Boat & Yacht Council (ABYC). I have designed all of the industry certification programs that the ABYC currently offers. In addition, I've created and delivered customized training programs for the US Navy, US Coast Guard and NOAA dealing with issues related to their small boat fleets. If you're not familiar with the ABYC, you should be, we write the engineering Standards to which most boats are built today. You should check out the ABYC website, where you can learn more about me and the organization. Simply click here: ABYC to find out more.

I'm a nearly 40 year industry insider who loves to share what he has learned with other boaters'. This site is ultimately going to grow into quite a resource for boaters, both power and sail, as I add blog posts on a variety of marine systems related topics. So be sure to return on a regular basis to see what's new. In addition, I'm linked directly to a powerful new online magazine, BoaterMouth.com, which is a collection of blog posts from twelve of the industry's best known authors, each with their own specialty areas.

Finally, I'm offering a free service to boaters, technical question Q & A. If I don't know the answer to your marine systems related question, odds are I know someone who does and I'll get you connected. simply register on my home page and send in your question. If I can't answer it, odds are I can get you connected with someone who can. Understand that some questions may end up as part of an upcoming blog. Good questions sometimes need to be shared with everyone!