Practical Sailor Tests Lightweight 10-foot Rigid Inflatable Boats
After reviewing one of Walker Bays 270 Genesis FTD rigid inflatable boat (RIBs) in the December 2007 issue, Practical Sailor tracked down 11 similar...
Dinghy Accessories: Practical Sailors Gonna Pump You Up
Bottom Line: The Bravo 12 puts out a high volume of air at reasonable pressure, and testers liked its automatic cut-off. However, the units...
Deep Dirt: Whats the Best Inflatable Boat Cleaners For Stubborn Stains on a Dinghy?
It often seems that this whole boat-cleaner craze is getting out of hand. These days, the shelves of marine chandleries are crowded with black-streak...
Making the Old Dink New Again: Practical Sailor Turns an Old Fiberglass Dinghy into...
It started out as a Socratic quest for truth and knowledge (to satisfy that itching curiosity)-a yearning in the cockles (or maybe the sub-cockles)...
Dinghy Review: Walker Bay Genesis 270 FTD
This Walker Bay RIB is a well-executed, but heavy, plastic inflatable dinghy. Its thermo-molded hull resists impact, wont chip like gelcoat, and is easy...
Mailport: 12/06
MARINE INSURANCE REDUXI have been reading with much interest your articles about marine insurance this year (April and May 2006). Every year, I look...
Rhumb Lines — Getting a Fix on Reality
It was mid-July 1990 on the Caicos Banks, a stretch of shallow, gin-clear water extending for about 70 miles east to west in the...
Mid-size Inflatables: Mercury Wins
Inflatables have come a long way in a short time. Take a look at the Zodiac CZ7 (photo below). The CZ7, which stands for...
Inflatable Boats Under $1,000
What We FoundAll of the boats were easy to assemble and disassemble. The only boat we had a bit of difficulty with was the...
Airdeck Rollup Boats
So, you need a blow-up boat to use as a tender for people and gear between shore and anchor, or for checking out the...
HOW TO BUY A CHEAP SAILBOAT – $20,000 or less!
Buying a sailboat on a budget of $20,000 is easy! Today we’re looking at a Pearson 31, a Hunter 31, a Bristol 29.9, and...
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