Twist Your Way Back to Safe Harbor
Last month we looked at some get home “kludges” if your rigging fails. Here I’ll share some other quick fixes to get you home...
Mailport: March 2020
Carbon Foam Battery?
I saw your article in about Firefly batteries (carbon foam) in the May 2015 issue of Practical Sailor “Can Carbon Fiber Batteries...
Are You Ready to Kludge Your Way Home?
The first use of the word kludge is attributed to Jackson W. Granholm in 1962, describing an ugly programming solution that was “an ill-assorted...
Mailport: Check Your Policy; Routine Surveys; Drag-Free Anchoring
Check Your Policy
Regarding your recent blog post, “Boat Insurance Shopping Tips,” be sure to read the policy. I discovered, that a change in underwriting...
Before and After the Cruise Checklists
Last October, PS Editor Darrell Nicholson wrote about the importance of checklists and his inbox was inundated with mail from sailors who shared their...
Bird repellants, solvent safety, GPS antennas
Florida is hard on boats from sun damage, mildew, bottom blisters and birds. I keep the ospreys from perching on my tricolor light by...
Mailport: Iron Keels, Clothes for Cold, Anchor Roll Bars
KEEL MATERIAL
It would be useful for PS to list which manufacturers use iron encapsulated in their keel. I am surprised to learn that many...
PS Advisor: Cure for the Ventilating Rudder
Got a really fast boat? Zipping along at over 10 knots there are any number of ways air can suck down the windward side...
Mailport: Propellers, Cockpit vise, Seacocks, Rewiring
Gori Propellor report
Regarding your report on props, (Folding and Feathering Props, February 2018), I installed a Gori propeller on my Beneteau 393 before setting...
A Handy Cockpit Vise Is Ready in a Pinch
Most times when I need a third hand, I can secure whatever I'm working on by jamming it in the groove between dock boards,...
Which Batteries Would I Buy TODAY for my SAILBOAT?
What is the best battery for a sailboat? What is the problem with lithium batteries on boats? Is AGM or lithium better for a...
Latest Sailboat Review
Beneteau 40.7 Used Boat Review
Beneteau began building boats in France in 1884 when Beneteau opened shop for the purpose of constructing trawlers at Croix-de-Vie. Eighty years later, under...