Marine Wiring: Are the Pricey Options Worth the Cost?
Cruising sailors have long had a love-hate relationship with their onboard electronics for one simple reason: Water and electricity don't mix. Water with dissolved...
Mailport: July 2010
I recently read your article on two-part teak cleaners (May 2010), and the timing was perfect as I was about to undertake that very...
Cobra Will Take Your Call Now
While it sometimes seems marine electronics marketers are piling on unnecessary features just because they can, anyone who has watched their $300 cell phone...
SmartPlug: Safer Power
According to multiple reports, most AC electrical fires occur at the boats shorepower inlet. To address this and other shortcomings of the standard twist-type...
Mailport: June 2010
In the April 2010 review of beverage holders, I think you "nixed" the Sail-Buoy a bit early because you attempted to use it from...
Details Distinguish the Best Wi-Fi Antenna for a Sailboat
It used to be that when cruising boats packed into a corner of an anchorage, it was for better holding ground. Today, the favored...
Testing Navigation Applications for the iPhone
In theDecember 2009 Practical Sailor, we covered navigation programs for a collection of PDAs, smartphones, and Windows Mobile-based pocket PCs. In January, we reported...
TruPlug is a Handy Emergency-kit Tool
Spring is here, and that means its time for systems and safety checks. Among the items that should be on your to-do list are...
Trailer Helper
The concept behind Quality Mark Inc.s Launch Alert is simple: A 12-volt DC wireless receiver/alarm plugs into a cigarette lighter outlet in the towing...
Weather Radar for Windows Phones
We know the drill now. If we feature a Mac product, we have to appease the PC crowd, and vice versa. Otherwise, the earth...
How to Have Happy Boat Kids from Marisa Evans on Women...
Women who sail is a great topic and raising kids on a sailboat can be a lot of fun too. From life jackets to...
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MacGregor 26M Used Boat Review
MacGregor 26 has been a staple in the trailerable sailboat market for decades, and company literature claimed more than 7,000 of the original model...