PS Advisor 08/15/00
Flush-mount Through-HullsCan you provide some advice based on your experience with Viva?Ive gone and bought a Hughes Northstar 38. It has a number of...
Mailport 08/15/00
Leisure furl ExperienceFollowing your advice (August 1, 1998 review of Leisure furl, Profurl and John Mast ) I purchased a Leisure furl in-the-boom mainsail...
PS Advisor 08/01/00
Keel LiftI am an engineer with a good understanding of Bernoullis principle, but confess that I don't understand how a keel produces lift. Airplane...
Mailport 08/01/00
Handheld GPSI have the greatest respect for the equipment reviews in Practical Sailor, but I think that you overlooked very critical attributes for your...
PS Advisor
Stainless Fasteners Seized in AluminumEvery summer on my boat in the Mediterranean I come across the problem of trying to remove a stainless steel...
Mailport
Better Off In A MultihullI can't be the only subscriber agonized by Nick Nicholsons accounts of his voyage in Offshore Log and his discoveries...
PS Advisor
JacklinesMy boat has a hard dodger and I insist upon having the jacklines run down the centerline of the boat, interference with hatches (does...
Mailport
Magellan GSC 100 vs. SASCO OceanMail 2000I enjoyed the article in the December 1999 issue on the Magellan GCS 100; however I think you...
PS Advisor
Internal vs. External Ballast,I own a 1982 Seasprite 34 built by C.E. Ryder. Overall, I think my boat is of excellent quality. However,...
Mailport
Stripped Hose ClampsRe: The Case of the Stripped Hose Clamp in the September 1999 issue:First, torque is not the issue. Clamping force is the...
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