Mailport & PS Advisor

Mailport 03/01/98

Debating Radar HeightRegarding Bill Browns letter in the November 1, 1997 issue, in which he claims that a radar should be placed real high,...

PS Advisor 04/15/98

How Old?We are in the market for a blue-water cruiser to retire on and see the world, following 12 years of sailing our Dufour...

Mailport 04/15/98

High Cost of PartsBrian La Butes letter in the November 1, 1997 issue (in which he complained that a new compressor for his four-year-old...

PS Advior 05/01/98

Rerigging QuestionI enjoyed your December 1997 article on replacing wire halyards with all rope. When I considered it a few years ago, my rigger...

Mailport 05/01/98

New Glass RemovalMr. Piccolis January 15 letter has prompted me to write concerning the removal of New Glass. Having a 22-year-old Morgan Out Island,...

PS Advisor 05/15/98

Aries SourceI have a Seafarer 38 yawl with an Aries windvane self-steerer. The vane needs parts, some special bushings, bearings and so forth. I...

Mailport 05/15/98

Managing Boats My wife and I were five weeks into our year-long sabbatical aboard Harpswell, our 47-foot Alden ketch, when we realized there are...

PS Advisor 06/01/98

Epoxy vs. VinylesterSeveral boatyards and resin suppliers have given me strong but conflicting opinions on the subject of applying a two-part waterproofing barrier to...

Mailport 06/01/98

Bilge Pump CyclingArt Michaelsen queried you concerning the use of a counter to monitor cycling of the auto bilge pump while the boat is...

PS Advisor 07/01/98

Encapsulated KeelsOur Cheoy Lee 35 has an encapsulated keel. A North Channel of Lake Huron piloting error a few years ago led us to...

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