Darwin, barnacles, and organ envy
The act of settling is equally impressive-no messing around with surveys, mortgage notes, or down payments. The cyprid picks a spot to land, secretes...
Rethinking Anchor Snubbers
What length, diameter, and type of snubber do you use? What do you need?
The main purpose of a snubber is to reduce loads on...
Maximizing Bottom Paint Coverage
We had a special visitor down to Sarasota, Florida this week, formerPractical Sailoreditor Dan Spurr was launching his newly purchased boat, a 1977 Pearson...
Keel Failure Redux
This summer, the once lovely Oyster 825 was hauled from the water with its keel missing and a large chunk of skin laminate peeled...
Rethinking Faux Teak Temperatures
Our recent report on synthetic-teak decking options (see PS December 2015) raised a bit of a ruckus among the contenders in what is an...
Preventing Winter Damage to Your Deck
Of all the many evils that winter visits upon our boats-mold, mildew, snow, ice-one of the most insidious is also invisible. Im talking about...
Portable Electrical Propulsion for Small Sailboats
In part one of our two-part test of five and six-horsepower engines in the upcoming January issue of Practical Sailor, we take a second...
Fortune Favors the Cold and Wet
Two stories in the upcoming December 2015 issue of Practical Sailor-installing a fireplace and sealing portlights and hatches-had me pondering the challenges of a...
Open-source Software and the Sailor
How much data associated with your boating adventures are you willing to share with strangers? What are the costs and benefits of sharing this...
O Tayana 37, How do I Loathe Thee?
O, Tayana 37! How many poor souls will thee ensnare with thy seduction? How can 600 or so cruising sailors be so wrong?O, how...
HOW TO BUY A CHEAP SAILBOAT – $20,000 or less!
Buying a sailboat on a budget of $20,000 is easy! Today we’re looking at a Pearson 31, a Hunter 31, a Bristol 29.9, and...
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Catalina 34 Used Boat Review
American sailboat manufacturers have had their highs and lows, and many have dropped right off the map. But Catalina has been going strong for...