Fire Extinguishers: A Good Bunch, But Get More than the Minimum
Another factor that struck us is the dramatic loss of visibility that occurs when you use one of these extinguishers. Our fire became completely...
Steering Compasses: Show Me the Way to Go Home
In a brisk southerly, headed west out of Mackinaw City, the sloop slipped from Lake Huron into Lake Michigan, bound for Beaver Island-which has...
Dead-Reckoning
A friend recently made a short delivery on a boat whose compass was fully 30 degrees deviated. No one worried about it. No one...
Offshore Log: An Introduction to Europe
In Cyprus, we provisioned for about three months of cruising, so that we only need to top up fresh vegetables along the way. Our...
PS Advisor: July 2001
Lexan vs. PlexiIm planning to replace my wooden companionway boards with translucent plastic. Is there a difference between Lexan and plexiglass? Can both be...
Personal Rescue Lights: Less Than Brilliant
If theres a lesson to be learned about personal rescue lights -the kind you have strapped or pinned to your PFD for when...
Offshore Log: An Introduction to Europe
In Cyprus, we provisioned for about three months of cruising, so that we only need to top up fresh vegetables along the way. Our...
Offshore Log:The Mediterranean At Last
From start to finish, we had spent almost exactly four weeks covering the 1300 miles from Bab el Mandeb to Port Said....
Offshore Log:The Mediterranean At Last
From start to finish, we had spent almost exactly four weeks covering the 1300 miles from Bab el Mandeb to Port Said....
Aqua Vigil Alarm Is Simple but Quirky
To prevent these catastrophes, we employ all manner of backup systems—electric bilge pumps, switches, and alarms, usually dependent on the boat's 12-volt batteries....
A Fast Small Sailboat from Saffier
If you're looking for a fast sailboat to use as a day sailer, then Saffier Yachts may have just the sailboat to buy. With...
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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),...