Don’t Kill That New AGM Battery
By now, many sailors have enjoyed their first long weekend on the boat this year, and some may have noticed that the expensive absorbed...
Antifouling Paint Prices Follow Copper Surge
The antifouling coating industry is dominated by copper-based paint, so as copper prices reach their highest levels in recent history, I was curious to...
BoatUS: Beware of ‘Regular 88’ Gasoline
If you are like me, you probably spent a recent weekend awakening your dinghy engine from its slumber. If you winterized your outboard according...
Caring for Encapsulated Ballast Keels
As I inch along in our restoration of the S&S designed 1971 Yankee 30, I was reminded this week why I chose a boat...
Caring For Your Marine Diesel Engine
If you are the new owner of an old boat and you’re lucky enough to have some money left over, you’ll no doubt feel...
More Boat Tips: Unsticking Stuck Nuts and Bolts
My friend Nick and I are still debating which bolts are tougher to break free: shaft coupling bolts or the lug nuts on an...
EPA to restrict bottom paint booster
The Environmental Protection Agency's on-again, off-again relationship with the antifouling agent Irgarol 1051 is on the rocks again. While most of the country was...
Exploring the Ins and Outs of Bowsprits for Light-air Sails
In the upcoming May 2021 issue of Practical Sailor (which will be online soon), lifelong multihull sailor Drew Frye describes how the effectiveness of...
Check Expiration Dates on Auto-inflate PFDs
Planning for an upcoming season of sailing or a summer cruise involves a review of all the ship's safety equipment, and many essential safety...
Don’t Be Fooled by Warmer Air Temps
As air temperatures in the northern hemisphere warm enough for sailors to start spending time on the water, boating safety experts are reminding sailors...
$650,000 Yacht Tour : Hanse 460 – This Luxury Cruising Sailboat...
In the $500,000+ cruising sailboat market, the competition for world traveling sailboats is full of exceptional sailing yachts like the Catalina 445, the Amel...
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MacGregor 26M Used Boat Review
MacGregor 26 has been a staple in the trailerable sailboat market for decades, and company literature claimed more than 7,000 of the original model...