Belowdecks & Amenities

Liggett’s Shampoo Soap

After reading PS’s November 2011 report on eco-friendly liquid soaps for onboard bathing, personal-care product maker J.R. Liggett sent us one of his Old-Fashioned...

Grill Griddle Faceoff

Magma GriddlesMagma Products is one of the world’s leading makers of all-stainless grills and a major supplier of U.S.-made marine grills. Its Catalina gourmet...

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...

The UNIQUE Maxus 26 Lifting Keel Trailer Sailor

What is the best trailerable sailboat? One big feature is the mast stepping system. Today we look at trailer sailors like the Catalina 275,...

Latest Sailboat Review

Morgan Out Island 36 Used Boat Review

Most are familiar with Charles Morgan and his Out Island 41, primarily made to cruise and charter in the Bahamas, but not many are...