Indoor Sailboat Refinishing
I am restoring old fiberglass sailing club boats (Rhodes 19s) in a confined, heated space in winter, and I need to paint the topsides,...
Practical Sailors Semi-annual Bottom Paint Test Checkup
After more than 30 years of testing bottom paint, you become a bit jaded when someone announces a revolutionary new formula. This time around,...
Topside-Paint Endurance Test 3-Year Checkup
The top-rated Awlgrip behaves much like the other two-part products in our paint reviews, and it delivers the very best results. The companys top-coat...
Practical Sailor Tests Reveal Best Bottom Paints
Our annual bottom paint report comes on the heels of some important news regarding the use of copper-based antifouling paint in California. Facing strong...
First Look at New Eco Paints and ‘Hard’ Ablatives
In late 2011, Practical Sailor launched a test that focused exclusively on new antifouling paints that had been introduced in the previous year or...
First Look at New Eco Paints and Hard Ablatives
In late 2011, Practical Sailor launched a test that focused exclusively on new antifouling paints that had been introduced in the previous year or...
A Copper Alternative?
‘This is a Test’With the M20’s indicator lights telling us the device was working properly, it began making a sound reminiscent of those alarm...
Antifouling for Aluminum Boats
Application and PerformanceApplication is difficult compared to conventional paints for fiberglass boats. If the boat has another type of coating or is uncoated, sandblasting...
Bottom Paint Test Checkup
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When we last reported on bottom paint, several manufacturers were introducing new copper-free paints in response to increased pressure from environmental groups and regulatory...
Clean Bottom, Fast Bottom
I often read that hard antifouling paints are preferred for racers. Does anybody know how much faster my boat would go if I use...
The Cheap Big Cruising Sailboat – Endeavour 42
Interested in a 40-45 foot cruising sailboat? Sailing Florida or the Bahamas and need a shoal draft sailboat that’s big enough to be a...
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Cheoy Lee Clipper 36 & 42 Used Boat Review
Cheoy Lee Shipyards of Hong Kong has been a commercial builder since the early 1900s and is one of the first molders of fiberglass...