The Great Dinghy Debate
Dinghies are the Rodney Dangerfields of cruising. They get no respect, or at least not as much as they deserve. The little boat that...
Choosing a Sailmaker
Historically, fall has been the best time to get a good price on new sails, so now is a good time to start evaluating...
Plug that Chain-pipe
I was always amazed at how much water could seep through the chain-pipe and into Toscas anchor locker when a sea was up or...
Overheating in Docklines and Rodes
For those of us with boats in the hurricane belt, we should already have a storm refuge (or haulout yard) selected and a plan...
Shaping the Cruising Spinnaker
No sailor likes to switch on the motor if they don't have to, but the northern hemisphere summer brings fickle light winds to some...
Check Chafe Before Switching to Fiber Lifelines
New single-braid, high modulus polyethylene (HMPE) lines, such as Amsteel Blue from Samson Ropes, WR2 (wire rope replacement) from New England Ropes, and Vectrus...
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...
Full Tour of this IMPRESSIVE Sailboat – The Jeanneau Yachts 55
Are you shopping for a world cruising 55 foot sailboat? At this years Miami International Boat show we caught up with Jeanneau and toured...
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Cape Dory 30 Used Boat Review
When the Cape Dory 30 entered production in 1976, it was the largest boat in the expanding line of the Taunton, Massachusetts boatbuilder. In...