Practical Sailors 2007 Bottom Paint Field Test Update
For the last year, Practical Sailor has been conducting head-to-head antifouling field tests on four boats (two sail, two power). In August 2005, we...
Practical Sailor’s Exterior Wood Coatings Test Continues for Inexpensive Wood Finish for Boats
This round of testing included familiar wood protection products like Interluxs Cetol Marine and Marine Light, West Marines WoodPro Plus, WoodPlus Marine, Amazons Teak...
Practical Sailors Marine Antifouling All-stars Lineup
This update to our continuous bottom paint test takes a look at four sets of paint panels from two locations (Long Island Sound and...
Practical Sailors 2007 Exterior Wood Finishes Test: Part I, Varnish
The marine environment can be incredibly harsh on a sailboats exterior wood, and protecting it is a never-ending project. So weve embarked on a...
Corrosion Protection Coating Test
Wouldn't it be nice if you could have a rust-proof boat? In search of our ideal anti-corrosion coating, we chose the products based largely...
Freshwater Antifouling Paints
Practical Sailors readers have long been asking for a test of antifouling paints in freshwater. Last summer, we sank antifouling paint-covered test panels in...
Boat Polish Test: One-Step Cleaner/Waxes
At Practical Sailor, were always looking for boat maintenance shortcuts. Typically, restoring and protecting an oxidized hull is a two-step process, compounding with a...
Marine Antifouling Paint Test
If you haven’t bought your bottom paint yet, there still may be time to order some old stock at last year’s prices, but as...
Fending Off the Funk
Hard or soft? Colored or white? Lots of copper or none? The challenge of picking a bottom paint these days is enough to leave...
Color Coated
In the chart of 2004, six of the 39 paints received Excellent overall ratings, and 10, including Awlgrip, received Good overall ratings. We thought...
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...