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Gelcoat Restoration: Back From the Dead

Boat Maintenance March 10, 2004

In the January 1 issue, we reported the beginning of a long-term wax test. Included is a product called Poli Glow , which is...

Bottom Paint 2004

Boat Maintenance January 29, 2004

About the only thing that's predictable about them is that they're unpredictable. That's what the experts say about sharks and twisters, and we've always...

Underwater Metal Coatings: Test Results

Boat Maintenance January 11, 2004

We reported in the August 1, 2003 issue on the phasing out of tributyltin (TBT) as the biocide of choice for antifouling paints. While...

Topside Paint Finale

Boat Maintenance December 11, 2003

Which topside gloss enamel should you apply to make your aging beauty again glisten in dawn's early light? Here are the answers, in absolutely the...

Wax On

Boat Maintenance December 10, 2003

Gelcoat is not all it's cracked up to be. (And crack—or craze—is what it does when it's too thick or is wrapped around too-tight...

Teak Treatment All-Stars After Six Months

Boat Maintenance October 9, 2003

Over the years, teak treatments and marine varnishes have been exhaustively tested by Practical Sailor. We can't recall when a test frame of some...

Sailtrack Lubricants

Boat Maintenance October 9, 2003

The goal is a mainsail that hoists easily and drops like a rock. A main that doesn't strike when set loose can be a...

LED Flashlights

Marine Electronics September 18, 2003

At the end of our last review of LED flashlights, only about three and half years ago, (March 2000) we said that the development...

Antifouling Choices for Underwater Metals

Boat Maintenance July 13, 2003

Propellers, shafts, struts, outboard and Saildrive engine housings, and through-hull fittings, composed variously of bronze, stainless, and aluminum, are notoriously difficult to keep...