Where Credit Is Due: July 2014
Both our Lunasea LED anchor light and LED tri-color quit working. I bench-tested them and found that the anchor light was dead and the...
Tefcite Coating Fails Static Panel Test at 1 Year
Our quest for new antifouling paints recently took us into the world of long-life spray-on coatings promoted in the commercial-shipping industry. While the spray-on,...
Vertical LPG Storage Tanks
My 1979 Tayana Vancouver 42 came with two horizontal propane tanks and one vertical propane tank (all three 20-pound aluminum) when I bought the...
Restoring Clear-vinyl Windows
ConclusionAll of the test products dramatically improved the clarity of weathered vinyl test panels, typically improving clarity by two to four times. None removed...
Restoring Vinyl Windows: DIY or Hire a Pro?
If your vinyl dodger windows are more than five to seven years old and looking tired but your canvas is still looking good, its...
Mailport: May 2014
I read with interest the Mailport letter (PS, April 2014) about combatting onboard toilet odors with a homemade solution of Calgon, water, and detergent,...
Where Credit Is Due: May 2014
While my wife and I have given up sailing, our current boat, a 1998 Eastbay 38, is equipped with a Maxwell Freedom 800 windlass....
Share Your Hobie Memories with Us
Photo by Frank Lanier
When Hobart Hobie Alter died at the age of 80 on March 29, I thought about how Hobie Cats touched my...
Heavy-Duty Rubbing Compounds
Gelcoat provides a fiberglass boat with a hard, water-resistant protective shell. When new, its polished and waxed to a bright shine, but after a...
Tired Daysailer Hull Serves as Test Platform
Practical Sailor tested the compounds on the badly oxidized hull of a neglected 1974 ODay Javelin daysailer that has been stored uncovered in the...