Sea Flush Eases Winter Woes
We decided to put the Sea Flush through its paces by using it to winterize the raw-water circuit on the freshwater-cooled Beta 43 engine...
Engine Maintenance: Keeping Your Fuel Clean
No good ever comes of fouled diesel fuel. And while it’s true contaminated fuel affects rag-bagger and stinkpotter alike, sailors have to be particularly...
Deck Washdown Pumps for Boats
0)]GrocoConstructed of bronze and stainless steel, the Groco C-60 is a vane pump with an advanced timer/pressure switch that shuts off the pump if...
Installing Washdown Pumps
A typical pressurized system install will include the following:1. 12-volt DC washdown pump (marine grade with pressure switch)2. Hose (garden hose will work OK...
Additives for ULSD Fuels
I just read an editorial in another magazine stating that next year, only low-sulfur diesel will be sold at fuel docks. They went on...
Practical Sailor’s 2011 Gear of the Year Picks
Pressure CookerOur Gear of the Year galley pick is the Kuhn Rikon Duromatic spring-valve pressure cooker. Pressure cookers are the cruiser’s answer to the...
Marine Systems Standouts
Practical Sailor spent much of the last 12 months testing marine-systems products—flushing toilets loaded with faux poo and cycling bilge pumps till they would...
Bilge Setup Keeps Electrical Bits High and Dry
In your continuing review of bilge pumps and automatic switches, you may want to include a somewhat atypical approach that has worked very nicely...
Vacuum-flush Toilets for Sailboats Reduce Water Use Onboard
In addition to preventing back siphoning, this bleed hole relieves the pressure in the line so that the lid may be opened again after...
Adding or Replacing… Tanks
Here are a few thoughts on the subject of adding or replacing… TanksTankage is a subject about which there are probably more opinions ...
HOW TO BUY A CHEAP SAILBOAT – $20,000 or less!
Buying a sailboat on a budget of $20,000 is easy! Today we’re looking at a Pearson 31, a Hunter 31, a Bristol 29.9, and...
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American sailboat manufacturers have had their highs and lows, and many have dropped right off the map. But Catalina has been going strong for...