Preserving Your Nonskid Deck
As we found in our do-it-yourself nonskid test (Practical Sailor, "Do it Yourself Nonskid Test," November, 2013), revamping a nonskid deck is a time...
Earthquake and Tsunami Awareness
PS ContributorsJohn Neal and Amanda Swan Neal of Mahina Expeditions bluewater voyaging school have weathered a few earthquakes and tsunamis in their decades of...
Gelcoat Repairs Revisited
Eventually every owner of a fiberglass boat will have to deal with gelcoat cracks and chips. Fixing these minor blemishes are well within reach...
Towed Water Generators: Are They Worth It?
Towing isn't the only option, though. While I was in South Africa a few years ago, I spoke with the local representative for Duogen...
Navigating Among Coral Islands
For the average cruiser, the half-day passages pose a special challenge. The temptation is to leave early and knock out all the miles in...
Quick and Dirty Repairs to Canvas Fasteners
Snaps are the first failure point on many covers and dodgers. Often the stress cause by repeated shrinking and stretching during wet/dry cycles works...
Farewell to the Wood-Trimmed Boat?
I wasnt surprised to see the new Leadership 44, built by Morris Yachts for the U.S. Coast Guard Academy had only a teak cockpit...
Making Lake Water Safe for Drinking Onboard
Reader David Brezina, who sails a Tartan Ten out of Montrose Harbor, Chicago recently had a question for Practical Sailor regarding drinking water. Like...
AC Shorepower Cord Inspections
One of the often overlooked maintenance items in the pre-season rush to the water is the AC shorepower system. Accredited surveyor and PS Contributor...
Summer Squall Sailing Tactics
Squall TipsKeep in mind, there are plenty of exceptions to these rules of thumb-but as Burch puts it, you have to start somewhere.Taller clouds...
$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...