Offshore Log: Mediterranean Idyll
The central Turkish port of Marmaris is the heart of the burgeoning eastern Mediterranean charter boat business. Netsel Marmaris Marina is filled with hundreds...
Offshore Log: A Haulout in Turkey
At the same time, our topsides man showed up with his helper to buff out the topsides. We also had him do a gelcoat...
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....
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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American sailboat manufacturers have had their highs and lows, and many have dropped right off the map. But Catalina has been going strong for...