Selling Your Boat without a Broker
I'm not anti-broker. I've happily used agents buying and selling boats and houses. They serve a valuable function, bringing buyers and sellers together, managing...
Flim-flam Artists Prey Upon Sellers and Buyers
You will get crank requests for information. The most dangerous are those offering to buy the boat sight unseen. For example, the person described...
What You Should Expect from a Boat Broker
If you decide to work with a broker, remember that you have options. A brokers fee is always 10 percent upon the sale of...
Kayaks for Cruising Sailboats
Selecting the ideal tender is like picking the ideal sailboat-it depends on what you want. Within the universe of tenders are kayaks, and the...
The Best Kayak Paddle and Stroke
A paddle should be selected with the same care you buy a shoe, since it is your connection to the water. For long-term cruising...
Multihull Special Report
In Part 1 of our special report on multihulls we scrutinized the implications of stability and the benefits derived form a wide stance, buoyancy...
Selling your Sailboat
Life jackets to running RiggingPitch your old mildewed life jackets (PFDs) and buy new. This goes for most deteriorated accessories. They don't add value,...
Snap shackles not advisable for snubbers.
In regard to your ongoing investigations of snubber hooks (Snubber Chain Hooks Revisited, February 2017), I want to add another idea to the mix....
Used Boat Review: Vineyard Vixen 29
The Vineyard Vixen 29 was born of another time-a fact that confers upon her some limits, yes, but also an undeniable magic. She is...
Practical Sailor 2016 Index
Amenities & ApparelPortable boarding steps Velcro test Toilet paper test Boat hooks testAnchoring and Mooring Snubber sizing Mantus anchor swivel Anchor chain...
The BEST and WORST Boat Washing Machines
Are you looking into how to wash clothes on a boat? I set out to figure out which washing machine to install on my...
Latest Sailboat Review
Cape Dory 30 Used Boat Review
When the Cape Dory 30 entered production in 1976, it was the largest boat in the expanding line of the Taunton, Massachusetts boatbuilder. In...