Last Call for Top-Rated Bottom Paints After Two Years
Our two-year test wraps up with 20 top-rated paints. Unlike the last two-year results when hard paints dominated, the group is split with 10...
Bottom Paint Test Report: Panels Rated at the One- and Two-year Marks
Looking for the best marine antifoulant to keep your hull clean? Check out Practical Sailors semi-annual bottom paint test report, which offers performance ratings...
Practical Sailor Searches for The Best Gelcoat Restorer
Application was hampered by the open-mouth bottle, which made it hard to pour controlled amounts onto the applicator. The product does not come with...
Painting Your Own Deck
My wife and I have owned our boat since 1985. We now keep it in the British Virgin Islands, where the Caribbean sun is...
Topside Paint Test Kicks Off with a Look at Application and Gloss, Tips and...
Crab Coat is not a water-based paint, but it is hydrophilic enough to allow water-only cleanup. It handles more like a blend between thick,...
Plastic Razor Blades
Plastic scrapers have been around for a while. They are popular among painters, woodworkers, and auto detailers. For boaters, they make sense for jobs...
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...
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...
Two-Part Varnishes Take the Spotlight in Practical Sailors Exterior Wood Coatings Test
The two-part varnish test launch is the third installment of an ongoing report on our marine exterior wood coatings test, which began with an...
Catalina 356 Cruising Sailboat with BIG Features!
Thirty-six-foot Sailboats didn’t always have aft cabins, island beds, in-mast furling, electric windlasses and winches. The all-new Catalina 356 is a couple’s cruising boat...
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Ranger 33 Used Boat Review
The Ranger Yacht division of Jensen Marine was created in 1969 to build performance-oriented boats designed by Gary Mull. Jensen’s Cal division had been...