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...
PS Advisor: 10/15/04
Dealing with Road GrimeRecently, my father and I hired a transport company to move three boats to various locations in the country. Each time...
Infrared Thermometers
Our testing consisted of measuring the temperature of various items including walls, range tops, light bulbs, air conditioning vents, and one editor's skin. All...
Flashlight Death-Match
]For the nonce, the inexpensive Rayovac Roughneck is PS's choice of a reliable flashlight for use in a marine environment. It works; the 2-D...
Reintroducing Mr. Funnel
The Nov. 15, 2002 issue of Practical Sailor contained a report on 10 deck-fill fuel filters. Besides the results of tests (both visual and...
Abandon Ship! Coast Guard Rescue Beneteau 523 in the Atlantic
What would cause the captain and crew to abandon ship in the Atlantic ocean? There was no sailboat disaster here, but a coast guard...
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J/109 Used Boat Review
The J/109 is a 35-ft. boat that races well and has some comforts for short term cruising. It is a true racer/cruiser. The first...