Combatting Weevils
Most rice and grain sold in western countries is fumigated, generally with phosphine. However, this often kills only the live insects, leaving the eggs...
Making Ice Last
Does block or bottled ice last longer than cube ice? What about dry ice? Will wrapping a blanket around the ice chest really help?...
Top Fire Blankets for the Offshore Sailor
Fire extinguishers are a U.S. Coast Guard requirement, and every boating instruction manual starts by telling you how many you need, where to mount...
Onboard Fire Fighting
When a fire strikes at sea, you need to respond quickly, aggressively, and with a cool head, and you will not give up easily....
Slow(er) Cooking On Board
Staples of the modern home kitchen, Crock-Pots and rice cookers are time-savers, enabling chefs to prepare long-cooking meals without tending the stove for hours....
Lessons Learned: Onboard Thermal Cooking
There is a learning curve when using retained-heat cooking. Here are a few of the lessons we learned during testing.If less than 15 minutes...
Water Tank Filters
Universal Cartridge Filters: While we only tested one universal cartridge filter housing (Pentek Slimline 2 x 10) specifically for this article, weve used many...
Types of Filter Media
Water filtration isn't rocket science, but some filter media is better suited for the marine environment than others. And, as we found in our...
Filters for Water Tank Vents
Ever find a bug doing the backstroke in your water tank? We have.Would you leave a glass of water sitting uncovered for weeks and...
Taking the Other Way Home
ConclusionsThere are as many approaches to the cruising life as there are cruisers, and we don't claim our solutions are the best for every...
Sailboat Cost of Ownership – New York, Vermont, Ontario, Quebec
Interested in buying a sailboat but worried about the cost of ownership? Things like sailboat maintenance, marina or yacht club yearly fees, parts and...
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Grampian 26 Used Boat Review
The first fiberglass auxiliary sailboats were built in the late 1950s; for the record, the first was the 40-foot Philip Rhodes-designed Bounty II (1956),...