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It Could Have Been Me

For those of you who don't remember Viva, the 1975 Tartan 44 test boat we sold last year because she was taking too much...

All That Stuff

Its crazy. All the stuff you can put on a boat these days. GPS chartplotters, tactical computers, propane barbecues, automatic anchor light switches, tank...

Mailport 05/01/00

Battery BurnupIn your January 1, 2000 issue, Mr. Dale Botwin reported his experience with an inexpensive Group 24 starting battery getting very hot and...

Boatless

Last month I reported the selling of Viva, the Tartan 44 (Practical Sailor test boat) we owned for six years.How does it feel being...

Offshore Log: Things That Go Bump

Nick Nicholson, former editor of Practical Sailor, and Maryann Mecray built the 40-foot, Saga-class Calypso from a bare hull in the driveway of their...

A Summers Work

Contrary to the popular belief of Floridians, summer in New England does last longer than two weeks. At least two months, sometimes three, which...

Sail Track Lubes: Slide-All Lasts Longest

Whether fitted with slides and shackles on a metal track or plastic slugs in a mast slot, mainsails can be difficult to hoist or...

Mailport 08/15/00

Leisure furl ExperienceFollowing your advice (August 1, 1998 review of Leisure furl, Profurl and John Mast ) I purchased a Leisure furl in-the-boom mainsail...

Mailport: Tourniquets at Sea

Tourniquets at Sea Anthony Foglio I'm an emergency medical technician with a local volunteer fire company and wanted to comment on your recent Inside PS blog...

Mailport: Cleat Sense

Regarding your recent blog post on cleat strength (Inside PS blog Striving for a Stronger Boat Cleat), a stout-looking Herreshoff-style aluminum cleat on my...