Steady at the Helm
A sailboat’s steering system also plays a vital role in safety at sea. The failure of any key component can jeopardize boat handling and...
What Happens to Your Pumpout Waste?
California’s decision to ban sale or use of several chemicals found in marine products (above) is of interest to PS readers. After a careful...
Hidden Impacts of Metal and Fuels Chemical Stew
After years of testing fuel products and systems, PS began to suspect that mixed metals in the system could be causing harm.
Industry standards...
Are Copper, Zinc, and Brass Mucking Up Our Fuel?
Something we have long noticed at PS is that gasoline and diesel control samples in our aging and corrosion studies never really age much....
Flexible Tanks Require Special Protections
What about fuel bladders? Fuel bladders must meet a higher standard than water bladders, but many of the findings from our water bladder test...
Gasoline Additives in the E-15 Era
Ever since we adopted improved fuel management methods, we've enjoyed a decade of no carburetor maintenance-not on the twin 9.9 hp engines that ran...
The Best Solution to E-15? Stay Away From It
1. To ensure clean fuel we added a mower filter on our 3.5 horsepower Mercury. This motor had only an in-tank strainer and required...
Plastic Tank Report
The leading cause of death of metal tanks, on land and at sea, is corrosion. Industry standards for fuel tank farms require internal inspections...
Can Diesel Damage Fuel Lines?
The answer is yes, given the right conditions (including an undisirable mix of metals in the system), and enough time, untreated diesel fuel can...
Marine Fuel Filter Test
Diesel engines have evolved into incredibly reliable power sources. Change the oil, mind the charging system and batteries, and most importantly, always give them...
Jeanneau Yachts 65 Full Tour and Review
Choosing between a monohull and catamaran was already hard, but Jeanneau just made it even harder. The new Jeanneau Yachts 65 is a monumental...
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Islander Bahama 30 Used Boat Review
More than a few years ago my wife Carey and I were looking to move up from our O’Day 25 to something a little...