The Greener Perspective
Just to put things into proper perspective: When it comes to water-bound polluters, sailors are the smallest of small fries. But a search for...
Practical Sailors Exterior Wood Coatings Test Continues
Most of us have a soft spot for those classic beauties trimmed with teak decks and wood coamings, toerails, and tillers. They evoke romantic...
Boat Paint Stripper Test: Top-Performing Antifoulant Remover Takes on West Marines New Entry
Getting old paint off your boat is not a fun job, no matter how you do it. And it turns downright ugly when you...
The State of the Union: Clean After 17 Months
In July 2006, Practical Sailortesters began a long-term bottom paint comparison between Interlux Micron Optima and Sea Hawk Monterey, two semi-hard ablative paints that...
Bottom Paint Test: Practical Sailor Takes a Close Look at The Long-Term Performance of...
Results from years of Practical Sailor bottom paint testing prove that nearly all existing antifouling paints provide exceptional protection against hard growth. The devil...
Rust Converters
Chances are good that anyone who owns or has worked on a vessel equipped with an iron keel has at one point or another...
Cleaning the Teak: What Works, and What Works Faster?
Nothing tugs a sailor’s heart strings quite like a boat loaded with beautiful, golden-hued teak—especially when it’s someone else’s boat. Maintaining a boat’s wood...
Meek Cleaner vs. Chemical Beast
In the November 2007 issue, we reviewed a big batch of waterline stain removers/hull cleaners. Spray Nines gel got the nod over the 21...
When Keel, Stub Part Ways
I have a 1980 Albin Cumulous with an iron keel. The keel has recently been cleaned, primed, and painted, and is holding up well....
Well Grounded
We recently installed an aluminum fuel tank on our 1984 Endeavour 40. During installation, we took several steps to avoid galvanic corrosion, including fixing...
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...