PS Advisor: 02/01/05
Eyeglass QuandaryDo you have any suggestions for sailing in the rain while wearing eyeglasses? I need my glasses for both distance and reading, so...
Kiwi Slides and Handle Holster
Kiwi SlidesNo matter how beautiful or well-made working sails are, their efficiency is greatly affected by the manner in which they are attached to...
Flashlight Death-Match
]For the nonce, the inexpensive Rayovac Roughneck is PS's choice of a reliable flashlight for use in a marine environment. It works; the 2-D...
Enter the Keen Shoe
Three years have passed since we visited the realm of sailing footwear (see "The State of Our Soles," Aug. 15, 2001), and as you...
LED Flashlights
At the end of our last review of LED flashlights, only about three and half years ago, (March 2000) we said that the development...
Binoculars: 7×50, Waterproof, With Compasses
Our last evaluation of 7x50 binoculars was back in December of 1996. More recently, we covered compact binoculars in March of this year, and...
Foul Weather Jackets
It's no fun to be caught out in a howler with foul-weather gear that leaks. Or if it does manage to keep the seas...
Glove Up!
There's a big market these days for "exam" gloves—the kind that used to be reserved for doctors and dentists, but are now used...
Compact Binoculars
The uses of binoculars aboard a boat need not be explained in detail here. We know what they do: An indistinct lump becomes a...
LED Lights: Low-Power, Long Life
Light Emitting Diodes have been around for a long time now. They first appeared as dim red displays on things like calculators and early...
Sailboat Cost of Ownership – New York, Vermont, Ontario, Quebec
Interested in buying a sailboat but worried about the cost of ownership? Things like sailboat maintenance, marina or yacht club yearly fees, parts and...
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Grampian 26 Used Boat Review
The first fiberglass auxiliary sailboats were built in the late 1950s; for the record, the first was the 40-foot Philip Rhodes-designed Bounty II (1956),...