Cape Dory 25 Do-It-Yourself Refit
Regular Practical Sailor readers may have noticed that we have a thing for Cape Dory boats. We have three in our test fleet: two...
Bottom Paint Test Updates
Sure, grading antifouling paint panels probably doesn't qualify for the television show "Dirty Jobs," but after 20-plus years of counting barnacles, ones mind does...
Mailport: March 2010
Another sailboat owners’ group that should be added to your list of boat owners’ websites ("Website Roundup," January 2010) is the Friendship Sloop Society:...
PS Advisor: Do Alcohol and Antifouling Mix?
Today I went to paint the bottom of my boat with Interlux’s VC-17m, which I have used since it first came on the market....
Portable Sailing Tools for Tracking and Tuning Boat Speed
The marine GPS receiver in its purest form is meant to answer three important questions: Where are we? What direction are we going? How...
Bio-Solv Green Acetone
A bottom-paint job is unpleasant from start to finish, and wiping down the hull with acetone plays a role in that unpleasantness. So when...
Mailport: February 2010
I understand you are going to do an article on navigating by phone using the iPhone. I thought you may be interested in my...
The Search is on for the Best Degreaser for Marine Grit and Grime
Grease surrounds us, it penetrates us, and binds the galaxy together. No, wait—that’s The Force. But grease is everywhere. It’s in our galley, our...
Which is the Best Marine Inverter-charger for Your Boat?
Modern boats are becoming increasingly complex electrically and electronically. Customer expectations call for all manner of home-like creature comforts on board. Things like flat-screen...
Legacy of Colin Archer is Still Alive and Kicking
If you think your boat is a bear to maintain, you might take some consolation in this months used-boat review of the Union 36....
The UNIQUE Maxus 26 Lifting Keel Trailer Sailor
What is the best trailerable sailboat? One big feature is the mast stepping system. Today we look at trailer sailors like the Catalina 275,...
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Beneteau 40.7 Used Boat Review
Beneteau began building boats in France in 1884 when Beneteau opened shop for the purpose of constructing trawlers at Croix-de-Vie. Eighty years later, under...