Caulk and Sealant Test
Another consideration: Above or below the waterline? Silicone is not for use under water, nor is it paintable. Polysulfide and polyurethane are.As explained by...
Bottom Paint 2005
Florida ResultsThe panels in Florida were much cleaner than the panels in Connecticut. As you see in the chart, seven paints came away with...
Rechargeable Spotlight Test
The Illumina Light has two other advantages over its competitors: First, its blue beam creates less glare than the others. Second, it can be...
Teak Treatment All-Stars Finale
]That left eight of these products to soldier on. Mind you, all of them had ranked one, two or three in previous separate tests....
PS Advisor: 02/15/05
Waxes that Cut?In past issues, Nick Nicholson, your peripatetic Editor-at-Large, made the point that if you are long-distance sailing, it makes sense to wax...
Battle of the Nonskid Cleaners
And the Winners Are...The products from Meguiar's and 3M performed the best, easily removing all of the substances and leaving only faint fish blood/guts...
Salt Fighters
How We TestedWe evaluated these products in three separate procedures. First, we wanted to find out how well they protected surfaces from corrosion. We...
The Tale of the Tape
Despite the acceptable results we had with 3M's No. 2090 Painters' Tape, it wasn't the best overall performer in our test. That honor went...
Wax Test Results
]The other four—all paste waxes—were, starting with the best, the Collinite, Meguiar's Mirror Glaze, 3M's paste (which is called Ultra Performance) and West Marine's...
Bottom Paint Grudge Match
At Practical Sailor, we sift and filter through marine products to evaluate them so that you don't have to. Our annual bottom paint test...
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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Morgan Out Island 36 Used Boat Review
Most are familiar with Charles Morgan and his Out Island 41, primarily made to cruise and charter in the Bahamas, but not many are...