Sails, Rigging & Deck Gear

Boat Ladder for Inflatables

Ladders for use around and aboard the boat? For docks and rafts, hook-on-the-rail models, stern mounts, folding, extending, the new center bar sport ladders…there...

Lewmar Superlock Still Best Overall Rope Clutch

With rope clutch manufacturers, it’s as though there’s a hired tiercel in constant flight between them dropping messages saying, “Nyaa, nyaa, nyaa, ours are...

Precision-Made Radar Pole

In three issues in late 1998 and early 1999, Practical Sailor devoted considerable space to the subject of radome mounts. All parts are machined to...

Mounting the ‘Odd’ Bulwagga Anchor

In several of the most recent reports on anchor testing, Practical Sailor has commented favorably on the setting ability and holding power of the...

Corroded Whale Gusher 10 Pump

A photo in a report on manual bilge pumps (in the April 15, 2000 issue) showed a Whale Gusher 10 that a reader had...

Mounting the ‘Odd’ Bulwagga Anchor

In several of the most recent reports on anchor testing, Practical Sailor has commented favorably on the setting ability and holding power of the...

Offshore Log: The Right Gear for the Job

While our primary sailhandling hardware is Harken (mainsheet traveler, mainsheet blocks, inboard genoa tracks and cars, snatch blocks), we also use a variety of...

Fiddle Blocks: 8 Brand Exam

Fiddle rails are pieces of wood to keep the dishes on the table. A fiddler’s green is a sailor’s paradise of dance halls, bars...

Anchor Reset Tests

When a sailor hooks his beloved boat to good, old Mother Earth, he hopes his anchor will stay put—for lunch, for a good night’s...

Topclimber: Going Aloft Solo

Figuring the best way to get to the masthead is one of those conundrums seldom resolved. If you’re one of the rare sailors who...

The SHOCKINGLY Comfortable Million Dollar Sailboat From Moody

Beneteau has Lagoon Catamarans and the luxury boats in the Jeanneau line up, but Hanse has Moody. A proper Deck Saloon sailboat, this 50...

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Catalina 42 Mk I and Mk II

Under the guidance of Frank Butler, who founded the company in 1969, Catalina Yachts’ philosophy is to offer “as much boat for the money...