How to Prevent Head Odors Aboard Your Sailboat
While permeation of waste gases through flexible sanitation hose is a major source of odors in the head, it is not the only one....
Onboard Amenities: Endurance test of 12-volt Fans Wraps Up
Back in April of 2008, Practical Sailor rounded up 11 fans from seven manufacturers. From Caframo, we tested the Camano, Bora, Kona, Sirocco, and...
New Clear, No-rust Propane Tanks
Unlike aluminum or steel tanks, the relatively new, clear composite propane tanks allow users to see how much fuel remains, a nice feature when...
Cabin Fan Test Returns
While its no gold mine, the market for cabin fans is potentially huge, including RVs, cars, trucks, and boats. So it was no surprise...
Troubleshooting AC Units
I have an air-conditioning unit with more than 14,000 BTUs. Here in Florida, with a 38-foot boat, that just doesn’t hack it. The unit’s...
Mailport: 12/06
MARINE INSURANCE REDUXI have been reading with much interest your articles about marine insurance this year (April and May 2006). Every year, I look...
Rhumb Lines — Getting a Fix on Reality
It was mid-July 1990 on the Caicos Banks, a stretch of shallow, gin-clear water extending for about 70 miles east to west in the...
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...
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...
A Rival for Island Packet, Made in China – Outbound 46...
Like Kraken Yachts and some Passport sailboats, Outbound Yachts are made in China. It's heavy like an Island Packet, but fast like a Beneteau....
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Pearson 303 Used Boat Review
The Pearson 303, introduced in 1983, is a fairly typical example of the kind of work Pearson was doing in the mid-1980s, continuing until...