Sails, Rigging & Deck Gear

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Handheld GPSI have the greatest respect for the equipment reviews in Practical Sailor, but I think that you overlooked very critical attributes for your...

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Stainless Fasteners Seized in AluminumEvery summer on my boat in the Mediterranean I come across the problem of trying to remove a stainless steel...

Garhauer is the Best Buy in Snatch Blocks

No hardware aboard a boat is as ubiquitous as a snatch block. They’re expensive and not the strongest piece of gear used for...

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Stripped Hose ClampsRe: The Case of the Stripped Hose Clamp in the September 1999 issue:First, torque is not the issue. Clamping force is the...

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Bruce vs. ClawAs a PS subscriber I have happily read your various anchor tests. Id decided on a Bruce 66 pounder-or at least until...

A Foolproof (and Simple) Way to Set Jib Leads

An excellent, surprisingly simple way to set jib leads is to use jib luff telltales as a guide. This technique applies to all types...

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Dutchman vs. Lazy JacksIm in the market for some kind of sail flaking system and need advice. Have you compared the lazy jack method...

Offshore Log: A Major Overhaul For A Faithful Perkins

The auxiliary engine of the average cruising sailboat takes a lot of abuse, and our Perkins 4-108 has been no exception. In just over...

Offshore Log: A Major Overhaul For A Faithful Perkins

The auxiliary engine of the average cruising sailboat takes a lot of abuse, and our Perkins 4-108 has been no exception. In just over...

Bomar Top Choice in Serious Offshore Hatches

As is widely known in this era when so many of us are buying and upgrading older boats, there's not much gear on a sailboat...

Fast Cruising Sailboat J 45

Are you interested in a very fast and capable 45 foot cruising sailboat? Today we bring you the J Boats J/45 cruising sailboat which...

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Beneteau Oceanis 41 Used Boat Review

Beneteau has been building sailboats for 120 years, but it’s unlikely that patriarch Benjamin Beneteau ever envisioned his boatyard becoming a vertically integrated company...