Best Practices for Maintaining Clear Vinyl
CoversThe benefit of covering your clear-vinyl windows is positive protection from harmful UV and dirt. The downside, other than the cost and the time...
Mailport: January 2014
I very much appreciate the service that Practical Sailor provides. I read the recent article on snubbers (PS, November 2013), and once again, you...
Where Credit Is Due: January 2014
I have a 6-year-old Garhauer traveller (www.garhauer.com). The sheaves came loose and lost their bearings. At the recent Annapolis boat show, I asked the...
No Escape From the Grips of this Calm
I don't believe the village of Warapu exists anymore. The ocean carried it away. The school . . . the district government building ....
For Big Repairs, Try Bellwether Boatyards
The wide-angle view gained by so many technicians at Brewer and smaller chains like Maryland-based Zimmerman Marine makes it quite likely that your sailboats...
Do-it-for-me Boatyards
The H- or U-shaped heavy gauge steel that Travelift wheels run in should be relatively rust-free, and the pilings, often a straight and batter-pile...
Protecting Clear Vinyl Windows
As any boat owner can attest, theres no better view than the one from the helm underway. But as time and UV exposure yellow...
Chandlery- December 2013
We know there are PS readers who strive to get live off The Grid, and thats the aim of the SunRocket, a solar-powered kettle...
Pondering a DIY Diesel Tank
I have often referred to (former PS Editor) Dan Spurrs book, Spurrs Guide to Upgrading Your Cruising Sailboat, and I was going to follow...
Riprap
NOAA Ceases Making Paper chartsThe National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrations (NOAA) Office of Coast Survey, which has been responsible for creating and maintaining charts...
Truth About Grease – Boat Maintenance Must Do Tips
Sailboat Maintenance is a big topic so we're breaking it down into bite sized boat maintenance tips in our Everything You Need to Know...
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Beneteau 393 Used Boat Review
Beneteau is one of the few builders (along with perhaps Catalina, Hunter and its own corporate cousin, Jeanneau) whose volume of production can generate...