Speed Reader – Velocitek Marine Electronics
Handheld marine electronics can provide an essential backup to permanently mounted gear. That aspect is certainly part of the appeal for a product called...
The Multitasking Standard Horizon CPV350 Challenges Top-Performing Chartplotters and VHF Radios
The CPV350 has a long list of features that go beyond the ability to transmit and receive. It has an integral 30-watt hailer with...
The Solar Stik
Solar panels have proven themselves a valuable ally in the never-ending battle to keep batteries charged and todays power-hungry systems fed. A common sight...
Ocean Tested: Must-have Software for Cruisers
Software for downloading e-mail, weather information, and tide information from the Internet over a high-seas radio or a satellite phone gets used most frequently...
Tankless Scuba Diving
The last few years, weve used a neat, 12-volt battery-powered "snuba" rig&emdash;a snorkeling-scuba hybrid&emdash;to inspect our test boats hull. We first reported on this...
Handheld Weather Instrument Test
For this test of hand-held weather stations, Practical Sailor had three principal objectives. First, we wanted to determine which weather instruments gave cruising sailors...
Ocean Tested: Automated Identification System (AIS) for Recreational Boats
Starting in 2002, the SOLAS regulations (chapter V, regulation 19) required that all ships over 300 gross tons carry and operate at all times...
Marine VHF Antenna Test
For this test of 8-foot and 16-foot fiberglass pole antennas, Practical Sailor contacted the three most popular manufacturers of marine recreational VHF antennas-Comrod, Digital...
OneTouch Makes Winch Work a Cinch
Testers used the single-grip OneTouch during a recent delivery aboard a Frers 71 from Florida to the Caribbean. We found it to be a...
SeaPack Desal System Turns Salt Water into Sweet Water
Options for securing water at sea during emergency situations have traditionally been limited to solar stills, catchment systems, portable reverse osmosis units, or pre-staging...
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...