Sails, Rigging & Deck Gear

Mooring Bridle Plate

You don't expect to read about novel products for offshore sailboats from a company in Arizona, but Colligo Engineering and Design in Mesa, AZ,...

Snap Options

]For snap buttons, there are two tools on the market that PS knows of (there may be more) to make those last few snaps...

Holt Allen Best Buy in Furling Leads

The basic goals are fairleads that: 1. Line up exactly, whether fixed or articulating; 2. Run freely; 3. Are smooth and unobtrusive so that...

Midsize Mainsheet Traveler Test

ConclusionsAll of the products we evaluated appear to be well-engineered and suited to the task of controlling the mainsheet orientation on a mid-size sailboat....

Hevea Sea Boots

Far too long ago we got a package from Chris Bridge, a reader in Southern California, who sent us one seaboot that appeared to...

Accon Bimini Fitting

Bernd Czipri and his dad, John, run Accon Marine, Inc., in Clearwater, FL. Despite this modern global economy, in which a product is designed...

Load Lock

The easy-to-adjust, cam-action lock makes it easy to eliminate slack in the webbing—tightening it or easing it as needed. From open to full lockdown,...

Harken’s Carbo Ratchet Blocks

Readers have come to expect innovation from the folks at Harken Yacht Equipment in Pewaukee, WI, who pioneered winches fabricated from carbon fiber, windward-sheeting...

Reefing Preferences from the Pros

In our August 2011 mainsail buyers guide, we looked at all the decision points that go into buying a mainsail, including material, construction, slides,...

Discount Options for Sails

Buying new sails is a big step for most every boat owner. The joys of enhanced performance and greater reliability take some of the...

Diesel Overheating Dinghy Pump Hack

Bert Vermeer tells his story of an overheating Beta Marine 20 diesel sailboat engine with clogged sail drive intake ports and how he used...
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Catalina 34 Used Boat Review

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Caliber 40 LRC Used Boat Review

Brothers George and Michael McCreary, and Marshall Jones, formed Caliber Yachts Inc. as a backyard boatbuilding company in 1979. No strangers to the sailing...