With summer on the way, it’s time to banish the thick
winter jackets to a locker and break out the lightweight
kit. Z-Cru jackets are lined with mesh and fl eece
panels for warmth and
breathability and are
available in a range of
colours to make you and
your crew look the part
on board and ashore.
They’re fully waterproof
and feature internal and
external chest pockets
and fl eece-lined zipped
handwarmers for
cooler evenings.
http://www.zhik.com
If your boat’s not back in the water yet and you’re
struggling to remember what last year’s antifoul was,
good news! Seajet has launched a new underwater
primer for coating bare or pre-antifouled hulls. As
long as your hull isn’t aluminium and as long as your
old antifouling is not fl aking off of course, you can
apply the primer on top of your old
antifoul, whether it was Tefl on or
a similar non-compatible antifoul.
It saves the bother of having to
remove the previous year’s coating
and also provides a good adhesion
for the new anitfoul. It’s availaible
in 2.5 litres or 750ml and is
available from Seajet stockists
http://www.seajetpaint.com
If you’ve ever tried protecting your
dinghy with traditional fenders,
you’ll know it’s a thankless task as
they just get pushed out of the way.
Help is at hand from a rather funny-
looking fender. Instead of lying fl at
on the round tube, the articulated
fender follows the radius of the
tube and hangs vertically. Made
from a fl exible rotomoulded PVC,
the fender is fl exible thanks to a
central spindle and gaps between
segments, so it articulates rather
like vertebrae. At just 48cm long
and 12cm in diameter, its fl exibility
means it will tuck into most lockers.
http://www.plastimo.comIt’s not always possible to fi nd 12V chargers for
everyday equipment. It’s also not always practical
to be connected to shorepower all the time. If you
want to run 240V kit on board, you’ll need an inverter.
Dometic has just launched its new range of inverters.
The DSP inverters are available for a continuous
output of 150-6,000W and the DSP-T premium range
has four models from 1300-3500W. All the DSP-T
models of the DSP rated over 600W
have the option of a
smart remote control
and smart standby
mode when no
energy is required,
reducing draw to 0.2A.
http://www.dometic.comThis portable 15,000mAh powerbank for charging
phones and tablets has an impressive capacity. In
practice, I achieved seven full charges on an iPhone
5S, enough for a week-long cruise. Helpfully, you can
check the pack’s charge level with the LED screen.
It took several hours to fully charge. It has two USB
ports but you’ll only get half the output if you charge
two devices at once; the 2.1A max output is shared
between the ports. The other issue was that the small
charging cables (Micro-USB/USB-C) weren’t attached
and could be easily lost. You can use your own cable
but the powerbank cannot be charged using an iPhone
cable, making it necessary to carry an additional cable.
With a 15.4cm x 9.8cm x 2.9cm, 382g rubberised
body, it felt very robust I liked the rubber covers for
the output ports, and the
LED torch was a nice touch.
It felt solid enough that the
odd drop wouldn’t matter,
and being IPX4 water
resistant makes me more
confi dent using it afl oat. TS
http://www.veho-uk.comZHIK Z-CRU JACKET
SEAJET 015
UNDERWATER PRIMERARTICULATED RIB FENDER
DOMETIC DSP INVERTER
VEHO PEBBLE ENDURANCE
PORTABLE POWER BANKNEW GEAR
£115£58.99£15£123£99.50