Belowdecks & Amenities

Cabin Heater Update

After a test report was published in the Jan. 1, 2005 issue on eight small portable electric heaters, a number of readers contacted Practical...

Portable Cabin Heaters

Keeping warm on a cold night aboard a cruising boat can be a problem, particularly if it's a boat not equipped with a permanently-installed...

Cobb Cooker

Last year, some South Africans invaded Naples, FL, and established a beachhead they called Earthfire USA. Earthfire—a small marketing company—then proceeded to promote its...

Tubefan

Practical Sailor has done a fair amount of reporting in the past couple of years on the topic of keeping food cold on...

Boat-Heating Options

A definite correlation exists between the degree to which we are warm and dry, and the enjoyment of a sail, or a night at...

King of Koolers?

We've published quite a few words in recent months on refrigeration, fridge-free foods, and thermoelectric coolers. In the midst of these efforts we received,...

Fridge-Free Food Follow-Up

Three months ago, in the March 2003 issue, we did an article about foods that need no refrigeration. It was uncharacteristic of the magazine,...

Thermoelectric Coolers: Four-Model Chilldown

The last time we tested thermoelectric coolers, back in December of 1996, we spent a fair amount of space describing the history and science...

Helpful Refrigeration-Free Food Ideas for Your Next Sailboat Outing

The campaign, started by the marketers of the sailing industry in the late '70s or so, to make life onboard cruising boats indistinguishable from...

Manual Galley Pumps

Time was, pressurized freshwater systems on mid- and small-size boats were a rarity. The galley had a single manual pump to draw water out...

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...