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...
Refrigeration Survey 2002
The survey respondents operate their refrigerators for prolonged periods: 206 days a year, on the average. Surprisingly, no fewer than 39% told us that...
Crank the Laundry
Doing the laundry on a boat during a cruise or passage presents a bit of a challenge. Alongshore you can usually find a laundromat...
The Boiling Point: Five-Way Single-burner Galley Stove Test
Any boat with a cabin ought to have some sort of stove to heat food and boil water. Sailing is, after all, a civilized...
Techni-Ice: So Long, Blue Bricks
Techni-Ice, invented in Australia, is meant to act as a substitute for ice, and it does a good job of it—better, in our opinion,...
The Boat From True Spirit – Sparkman & Stephens
True Spirit is a 2023 Australian biographical drama film directed by Sarah Spillane and written by Spillane, Cathy Randall, and Rebecca Banner. The film...
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Beneteau 311, Catalina 310 and Hunter 326 Used Boat Comparison
In an ideal world, all sailors would start in prams at the age of six, then move to small, forgivingsloops, and then one-design racingboats,...