Belowdecks & Amenities

What’s Cooking Now?

The galley may be the last place you’d expect to see new technologies, but our tour last year aboard the custom Fastwater 52 cat...

What’s Cooking Now?

The galley may be the last place you’d expect to see new technologies, but our tour last year aboard the custom Fastwater 52 cat...

Mailport: March 2012

I read the “Steering Arm Control” article (PS, August 2011) with great interest. I have been using my own, homemade steering arm control for...

Clean Bottom, Fast Bottom

I often read that hard antifouling paints are preferred for racers. Does anybody know how much faster my boat would go if I use...

Bottom Paint Stripping

My husband, Ken was in the fiberglass business for over 25 years. We intend to take off all of our boat’s bottom paint (about...

Reviving the Galley Spark

Any thoughts on how to get the “spark” back in the burners on our Force 10 stove? The ignition sparkers on all three burners...

Dinghy Roller Test Drive

We tested each product for overall quality of construction, ease of installation, and ease of use. Each model was tested on three different surfaces...

Chandlery: October 2011

While spray in the face can mean you’re having a great sail, rain in the kisser while catching some Z’s definitely rates low on...

Hunting Elusive CNG Refill

I have a CNG (compressed natural gas) stove onboard, and Ive had a hell of a time finding a place to refill the tanks....

24 Knot Speed Trimaran – The Dragonfly 40 Ultimate

Most people who want to go cruising to tropical destinations on a sailboat buy a Beneteau or Dufour, but those who want an extremely...

Latest Sailboat Review

Catalina 42 Mk I and Mk II

Under the guidance of Frank Butler, who founded the company in 1969, Catalina Yachts’ philosophy is to offer “as much boat for the money...