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PS Sea-trials the iPad and Nav Apps
Charts & TidesDeveloped by Navimatics, maker of Garmin-compatible digital charts for chartplotters, Charts & Tides is a relatively inexpensive vector-chart app ($20-$25, depending on...
Replacing Teak Decks, the DIY-er’s Way
PS contributor Joe Minick and his wife, Lee, are cruising the Mediterranean aboard their Mason 43, Southern Cross.
After 26 years, it was painful, but...
Mailport: April 2011
I read with interest the electric-flush toilet tests (February and March 2011), since we have the Raritan Sea Era aboard. As you noted, raw-water...
Sailboat Cockpit Seating
The proportions of the human body are the basis of all design. Cockpit seating, as with any seat or chair design, is one of...
Custom Catamaran Loaded with PS Picks
Our favorite PS pick aboard Ice Wars? Serving as a backup to the two electric, freshwater-flush Tecma heads (one with a hot/cold bidet) is...
Do-It-Yourself Chafe Protection
With tropical storm season under way, my mind turned to the topic of chafe protection for lines. For a broader look at hurricane preparation,...
Florida’s Anchoring Debate Heats Up
Overall, the pilot mooring programs, including one in Practical Sailors home city of Sarasota, are yielding mixed results. In Sarasota, the first set of...
Engine Spares for the Cruising Sailor
Cruising sailors rely on their engines a lot more than they like to admit. Although the internet has helped close the gap between parts...
Coast Guard Warns of Radio Interference from LEDs
Back in 2010, Practical Sailor and others raised the alert that a conversion to LED navigation lights can have some unintended consequences, including distorted...
Webbing Uses For Sailors
When a sailor needs to connect point A to point B, he reaches for rope. We make an exception for jacklines because rope rolls...