Dinghy Engines
Editor's note: Although many of the engines profiled in this archive report have changed since it was first published in 2006, many of these...
Mailport: 12/06
MARINE INSURANCE REDUXI have been reading with much interest your articles about marine insurance this year (April and May 2006). Every year, I look...
Rhumb Lines — Getting a Fix on Reality
It was mid-July 1990 on the Caicos Banks, a stretch of shallow, gin-clear water extending for about 70 miles east to west in the...
A Speedseal and a Jabsco Puller
Alex Parker makes and sells Speedseals worldwide for most of the raw-water pumps commonly found in pleasure boats. Visit the website listed below, or call the toll-free...
Trolling Motor Test
The tiller handle extends 15" from the main shaft and can be easily extended to 21". The control head does not tilt upward. A...
Trolling Motor as Dinghy Auxiliary
For dinghy propulsion, if we can make this motor last a few years in the light-duty circumstances described above, we won't be going back...
Reintroducing Mr. Funnel
The Nov. 15, 2002 issue of Practical Sailor contained a report on 10 deck-fill fuel filters. Besides the results of tests (both visual and...
Outboard Engine Locks
In the April 1 PS Advisor we discussed locks for clamp-on outboard engines. This occasioned letters from readers, which in turn prompted us to...
PS Advisor: 05/15/04
Resale Value of RepoweringWe own a 1975 Tartan 34C, still powered with the original Farymann R30 (V2) diesel engine. In its 28 years of...
A Foursome of Eights
In last month's issue we reviewed three four-horsepower four-stroke engines (which really amounted to six engines in all, since a couple of the same...
The AMAZING 50 Footer You’ve Never Heard Of – Pegasus 50...
A 50 footer packed with innovation for shorthanded cruising, the Pegasus 50 has features like carbon fiber rig, bulkheads, and bimini. When compared to...
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Pacific Seacraft 34 and 37
Pacific Seacraft was founded in 1976 by Henry Morschladt and Mike Howarth, who first produced 25-foot daysailers. Like many boatbuilders, the company suffered during...